tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68236767571435957352016-09-07T21:23:47.726-07:00Kimberlight"The 'diamonds' in my life"Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-44789842447263891222014-01-05T14:25:00.000-08:002014-01-05T14:25:12.884-08:00Week 4December 31, 2013<br />Hello!<br />&nbsp;This week&nbsp;flew by.&nbsp; I don't know where the hours went.&nbsp; I was sick for a little bit of it, but the one day where I felt like curling in a ball and sleeping all day we had two of the Elders come give me a blessing.&nbsp; Elder Keyes and Elder Scott.&nbsp; They were awesome.&nbsp; I am blessed to have such worthy priesthood holders around.&nbsp; It was so awesome, that after the blessing closed, I felt the cloudiness of my mind go away.&nbsp; I felt much better.&nbsp; I still have a runny nose from it, but it was a blessing to be able to go about my day with nothing but a runny nose when that morning I felt like crap!&nbsp; The gospel is true.:)<br />We have a baptism on Saturday!&nbsp; This guy is amazing!&nbsp; His name is Drake and he is only 15.&nbsp; I only came in to teaching him the last little bit, but he has been ready for a long time.&nbsp; The only hang up is his mom wanted to wait till the new year.&nbsp; We met with him on the 21st and he said he wanted to be baptized yesterday!&nbsp; It is awesome.&nbsp; He just soaks up all that we tell him, grinning the whole time!<br />We are also&nbsp; teaching Nolan.&nbsp; I think I've told you about him and his mom.&nbsp; They are awesome.&nbsp; Nolan has trouble staying focused, but when he is paying attention he just soaks up and retains so much.&nbsp; I love teaching him.&nbsp; His mom is awesome, but talks a lot, so we end up being there a long time, but that is okay.&nbsp; We had to push back him baptism because they have been sick and we haven't been able to get in and teach very much, but it is probably for the best.&nbsp; Maybe his dad will come now that we pushed it back.&nbsp; His dad is very inactive:(<br />Sis. Newcomer and I have changed a few things about how we work.&nbsp; With having 9 wards to work in, it was hard to build member trust with the old way of doing thins, so I hope this new way works or at least points us in a way that will work.&nbsp; I can not stress more on how important the members are!&nbsp; In this highly populated state it is hard to find someone to teach without the help of the members.&nbsp; For a while in the past I kept thinking I should be a better member missionary, but never acted upon it.&nbsp; Now seeing things from this side of things I am getting a nice kick in the rear. Heavenly Father knows me better then I ever will.<br /><span style="color: red;">&nbsp;I invite everyone to pray and fast this upcoming week for a missionary opportunity.&nbsp; there is always work to be done.&nbsp; Less actives to invite back to the knowledge, new converts to befriend, friends and acquaintances to talk to about the wonderfulness of this gospel!</span><br />I know for a fact that Joseph Smith was called of God to bring&nbsp;the truth back to this earth in these the latter days!&nbsp; The gospel that was on the earth while Jesus Christ was here has been restored.&nbsp; We have tangible proof of that.&nbsp; The Book of Mormon!&nbsp; As we read the Book of Mormon we will come to know God and Jesus Christ better.&nbsp; This fact alone testifies that there is no other way but that Joseph was called by God to be a prophet in this dispensation!&nbsp; I love this gospel and all that it has shone me.&nbsp; I have learned so much of the love God has for me and everyone on this earth in the short time I have been on my mission!&nbsp; I promise, as you pray to God, read the Book of Mormon and go the church you will know too of the amazing truth this gospel holds!<br />I love you all!!&nbsp; Smile, and be true to yourself and God.<br />Love Sis. Kimberly BrooksbyKimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-20403274865501976222014-01-05T14:03:00.004-08:002014-01-05T14:03:19.124-08:00December 26th LetterIt was so good to see and talk to you yesterday!&nbsp; I am so blessed to have an amazing family.&nbsp; I know that whatever I decide to do with my life I have my whole family behind me.&nbsp; This blessing is denied to many.&nbsp; Before I skyped with you guys I was looking through the book you game me and I could just feel, literally feel the love that everyone had for me.&nbsp; I'm not going to lie, I cried.&nbsp; But it was a good cry.&nbsp; Sis. Livingstone, my MTC companion, said that her family are criers.&nbsp; Her mom once put it that it we her overflow.&nbsp; When their hearts ere so full all the extra emotion would come spurting out their eyes.&nbsp; Maybe she wore off on me?<br />Well this work is hard.&nbsp; With being in Utah it is hard to get people to listen to us.&nbsp; Most people have been in the area for a long time and have been contacted so many times that they say 'I'm not LDS and don't have an interest in being one.'&nbsp; Some also add 'but you are welcome to come over anytime.'&nbsp; That last part gives me hope.&nbsp; Maybe through service we can soften their hearts.<br />The Lord is Real!&nbsp; He is here guiding us!&nbsp; He loves me and He loves you!&nbsp; I am blessed to be here serving Him and His children.&nbsp; Trials are part of life, a way to learn and grow so we can prove we are worthy to return to live with our Heavenly Father!&nbsp; I love you all!<br />Sis. Kimberly BrooksbyKimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-69769575807041287252014-01-05T13:54:00.003-08:002014-01-05T13:54:47.246-08:00Missionary Work and the Atonement<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/I6FKiNVbw3Y" width="480"></iframe><br />Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-44511131339392007332014-01-05T13:48:00.001-08:002014-01-05T13:48:15.141-08:00Merry Christmas!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Sj4ncrL_8I/UsRNgY-p-aI/AAAAAAAABi4/wTFiRDytpTQ/s1600/IMG_7154.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Sj4ncrL_8I/UsRNgY-p-aI/AAAAAAAABi4/wTFiRDytpTQ/s320/IMG_7154.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sis. Brooksby and Sis. Newcomer.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mVh6b-9NGnE/UsRNdWEb-DI/AAAAAAAABiA/akjrTmTHvtI/s1600/Christmas+2013b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mVh6b-9NGnE/UsRNdWEb-DI/AAAAAAAABiA/akjrTmTHvtI/s320/Christmas+2013b.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My companion and I at a members house.&nbsp; This is their Christmas tradition.&nbsp; Everyone has to take a picture with these props.&nbsp; Cute family!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UL7cKFMLJF0/UsRNdpRRFoI/AAAAAAAABiE/PDDBHtBsXRQ/s1600/CHristmas+2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UL7cKFMLJF0/UsRNdpRRFoI/AAAAAAAABiE/PDDBHtBsXRQ/s320/CHristmas+2013.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Me and all my presents on Christmas morning.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a3ebXtbIVUY/UsRNvypmswI/AAAAAAAABjI/ButIplgQtaY/s1600/IMG_6478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a3ebXtbIVUY/UsRNvypmswI/AAAAAAAABjI/ButIplgQtaY/s320/IMG_6478.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Skyping with Kimberly on Christmas. She looked beautiful and happy.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-79957124884250062852014-01-05T13:34:00.001-08:002014-01-05T13:34:26.066-08:00Week 3<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br />December 24, 2013<br /><div align="left">"Well I am now actually in my mission!&nbsp; The last few days at the MTC were crazy!&nbsp; Great Sunday and devotionals!</div><div align="left">I am now in Syracuse.&nbsp; I am over the Syracuse South Stake, which has 9 wards.&nbsp; It is proving to be crazy.&nbsp; My Companion is Sister Newcomer.&nbsp; We joke that we need to switch name tags, because I am the new comer.&nbsp; She has been out for almost 9 months!&nbsp; She is from Pennsylvania, so she is more used to the cold weather than I am.&nbsp; We are in such a small area that we are a bike area, but in the winter we walk and/or get rides from the members.&nbsp; It is interesting to try and find out where I am and which ward I am in.&nbsp; Whenever I go into a house and then come out I am so lost that there has been multiple times where Sis. Newcomer has not been paying attention and we have walked the wrong way for a while, and I go willingly because I have no clue where I am.&nbsp; It will come soon (hopefully).&nbsp; My prep day is Tuesday.&nbsp; And the best part of that is that we get to go to the temple once a month on p-day!!!&nbsp; I am so excited!&nbsp; We get to go to the Logan Temple on Jan 14th!&nbsp; The day after my birthday!&nbsp; What a great birthday present!&nbsp; And the day before my birthday I get to give a talk in the South Bluff ward.</div><div align="left">This area has been a little 'dead' so there is not very many people we are teaching, but there are a few less active families that we are trying to get back to work.&nbsp; We did have a baptism for a cute girl named Paxton King.&nbsp; She is 21.&nbsp; Her story is awesome.&nbsp; It is Sis. Newcomer's miracle.&nbsp; It was a great baptismal service.&nbsp; We also have two baptisms on Jan. 4th.&nbsp; One is a young man who is 16.&nbsp; He has been ready for a long time, but his mom won't let him get baptized until the new year.&nbsp; So the 4th it is!&nbsp; The other is a 9 year old boy.&nbsp; His mom wants the kids to be in charge of their baptism so she waits until they turn 9 and ask to take the missionary discussions so they can know for sure that they want to be baptized.&nbsp; The dad is not active and a little rude to them as they try to go to church.&nbsp; But the mom is so spiritual.&nbsp; She is amazing!&nbsp; I met her my first day in the field and when I was hugging her goodbye she whispered something in my ear that was amazing!&nbsp; I am so glad for her.&nbsp; This last Sunday the family came to church!&nbsp; It was so good to see them there!&nbsp; We hope we can get all the discussions before Jan. 4th!</div><div align="left">Well, tomorrow is Christmas and I get to Skype with you!&nbsp; My companion and I are going over to a members house to use their computer.&nbsp; I am so excited to see you!&nbsp; Love you all!"</div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Us4oTWSu2j4/UsRNPNkbVhI/AAAAAAAABh4/Yan7l2SO7WE/s1600/Apartment+Dog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Us4oTWSu2j4/UsRNPNkbVhI/AAAAAAAABh4/Yan7l2SO7WE/s320/Apartment+Dog.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lucy, the dog we live with.&nbsp; We live in the top floor with a family.&nbsp; The family is in England for a year, but the oldest daughter lives in the basement and is going to school.&nbsp; So I have a dog on my mission!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-29281861449486244642014-01-04T10:31:00.002-08:002014-01-04T10:31:54.842-08:00Welcome to the Utah Ogden Mission<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HhUqqXV2rcY/UsRKxsycFSI/AAAAAAAABhQ/vLWy-FZKcn0/s1600/Incoming+Dec+2013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="182" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HhUqqXV2rcY/UsRKxsycFSI/AAAAAAAABhQ/vLWy-FZKcn0/s320/Incoming+Dec+2013.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">New Arrivals at the Utah Ogden Mission.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mSCtKPeb7oI/UsRKxkincVI/AAAAAAAABhM/UFZlfhvzIDw/s1600/Pres+&amp;+Sis+Hiers002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="215" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mSCtKPeb7oI/UsRKxkincVI/AAAAAAAABhM/UFZlfhvzIDw/s320/Pres+&amp;+Sis+Hiers002.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sister Kimberly Brooksby with Pres. Maurice and Sister Charlene Hiers.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8_OrPphVS00/UshS8vTEWMI/AAAAAAAABkQ/0aZQTE2AkeQ/s1600/mission+letter001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8_OrPphVS00/UshS8vTEWMI/AAAAAAAABkQ/0aZQTE2AkeQ/s400/mission+letter001.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-STEw__nnzWY/UshS8b_G-DI/AAAAAAAABkM/Cz8O_kz6E98/s1600/mission+letter+pg2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-STEw__nnzWY/UshS8b_G-DI/AAAAAAAABkM/Cz8O_kz6E98/s400/mission+letter+pg2002.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-5710480340828535732014-01-03T19:12:00.000-08:002014-01-03T19:12:17.002-08:00Week 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday, December 13, 2013</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">&nbsp;"So this last week has been crazy.&nbsp; I have been affectionately calling it the MTC Roller Coaster.&nbsp; There has been so many highs and lows just like a roller coaster.&nbsp;&nbsp; But it has been a great ride.&nbsp; I am a little sad that I will be leaving in three days, but I am also so excited!&nbsp; I am leaving Tuesday morning and taking the train up to Ogden.&nbsp; Sister Livingstone is so excited to go on a train, it will be her first train ride.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Class is going a lot better, we had a district inventory last Saturday night and clarified a lot of things and set goals on how we wanted to do things.&nbsp; It helped a lot.&nbsp; We are still really talkative, but we are super close too.&nbsp; I am okay with that sacrifice.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So a little bit about our District.&nbsp; We are in Branch 1 of the MTC also know as a Zone.&nbsp; We are District B of that Zone.&nbsp; There are 2&nbsp;Districts in our Zone and we all are close.&nbsp; We always eat our meals together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Funny story: One day we were running late to class&nbsp;so we all left the cafeteria at different times.&nbsp; Everyone but two sisters got there on time.&nbsp; We told our teacher that the two sisters where on there way, they were just dropping their dishes off.&nbsp; When he&nbsp;heard that he turned to the Elders and said 'The Sisters were&nbsp;taking their own dishes?&nbsp; Elders, I don't think you understand, you hold the priesthood!'&nbsp; It was so funny.&nbsp; Needless to say, the Elders have taken our trays ever since.&nbsp; But back to my district,&nbsp;there are 8 of us, 4 Sisters and&nbsp;4 Elders.&nbsp; All but my companion and I are going to the New&nbsp;York, New York North Mission.&nbsp; Elder Torgenson and Elder Sorrenson are companions and Elder Nielson and Elder Jessee are companions.&nbsp; Sister Orme and Sister Nielson are companions and then Sister Livingstone and I are companions.&nbsp; They our teachers are Bro. Derenthal and Bro. Bryan.&nbsp; I like Bro. Derenthal a little better because he knows how to show me my weaknesses in a loving way so that I can work on them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been learning so much.&nbsp; It's sometimes overwhelming to try and implement everything into my lessons, but it's a learning process.&nbsp; I am getting better.&nbsp; I am learning how important missionaries are and also how important members help with that work is.&nbsp; We had an in-field orientation seminar yesterday and they could not stress how important members involvement was.&nbsp; So I invite everyone to talk to people, fiends, co-workers, anyone about the church.&nbsp; Invite them to things and invite them to dinner at your place with the missionaries.&nbsp; You never know when someone is prepared to hear and how their heart will be softened.&nbsp; Mom and Dad, I am so proud of your openness to share and your experiences you shared with me. (Yes, Craig and I have been trying to do better and have more courage to open our mouths and share and invite!) Thank you for sharing them with me.&nbsp; I was grinning from ear to ear when I was reading your experiences.&nbsp; Thank you for sharing them with me! I love you all!&nbsp; This is truly God's church restored onto this earth today.&nbsp; I love the individuality that it holds and how much God loves me and each and every one of you!&nbsp; Stay strong and don't be afraid to open your mouth about what you know and believe.&nbsp; I promise you that someone is out there waiting for you to share this glad message!&nbsp; Endure to the End and Merry Christmas!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love with all my heart, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sister Brooksby</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">﻿</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_M7v_qfi6xg/UsRJjMaK-ZI/AAAAAAAABgc/ShdT8VHkI5Y/s1600/Kimberly+MTC.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_M7v_qfi6xg/UsRJjMaK-ZI/AAAAAAAABgc/ShdT8VHkI5Y/s320/Kimberly+MTC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--7JzfBJov4g/UsRJi3mlq9I/AAAAAAAABgU/d1yGf4Mhd3c/s1600/MTC+Companion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--7JzfBJov4g/UsRJi3mlq9I/AAAAAAAABgU/d1yGf4Mhd3c/s320/MTC+Companion.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sister Livingstone and I.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uxPQ3XcjTg4/UsRJjBilUTI/AAAAAAAABgY/VZ8ecsATdQo/s1600/MTC+District.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uxPQ3XcjTg4/UsRJjBilUTI/AAAAAAAABgY/VZ8ecsATdQo/s320/MTC+District.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our District with our evening teacher, Brother Bryan.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">From top left: Elder Jessee, Elder Nielsen, Bro. Bryan, Elder Torgenson, Elder Sorrensen.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Bottom left: Me, Sister Orme, Sister Nielsen, Sister Livingstone</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L5nraE7hGpo/UsRJkSe-juI/AAAAAAAABgw/EEIkcQkaZJ0/s1600/MTC+group+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L5nraE7hGpo/UsRJkSe-juI/AAAAAAAABgw/EEIkcQkaZJ0/s320/MTC+group+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our District with our morning teacher, Bro. Derenthal.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nHHf6Tnj5k8/UsRJkS1MMFI/AAAAAAAABgs/e6VuBA3T1r4/s1600/MTC+group.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nHHf6Tnj5k8/UsRJkS1MMFI/AAAAAAAABgs/e6VuBA3T1r4/s320/MTC+group.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our whole Zone in front of the Temple.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w88FtXiUCCw/UsRKOo9sVfI/AAAAAAAABg8/Vd1Et49j3_4/s1600/mission+map+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w88FtXiUCCw/UsRKOo9sVfI/AAAAAAAABg8/Vd1Et49j3_4/s320/mission+map+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sisters in my District.&nbsp; Sister Livingstone and I pointing to Ogden and<br />Sister Neilson and Sister Orme pointing to New York.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UsyH5d_7OBM/UsRKO8tOzjI/AAAAAAAABhA/dIrZ4La89Go/s1600/mission+map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UsyH5d_7OBM/UsRKO8tOzjI/AAAAAAAABhA/dIrZ4La89Go/s320/mission+map.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Me with the map pointing to Ogden.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-30395371282494920172014-01-03T18:21:00.003-08:002014-01-03T18:23:27.989-08:00Week 1 ContinuedNotes from a snail mail letter sent December 7, 2013:<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">"After our P-day was over we got changed back into proselyting clothes and went to dinner.&nbsp; After dinner we went into additional study time with our District.&nbsp; We started off with a song and Elder Torgenson (an Elder in our District) say the prayer.&nbsp; It was long and so what we needed to hear.&nbsp; Then we separated into companionships.&nbsp; Sister Livingstone and I went off to talk about our investigator, Terry.&nbsp; We talked about what he needed to hear.&nbsp; It was wonderful.&nbsp; At the end of study we all came back together and everyone was way pumped up.&nbsp; It was amazing!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Today we were learning a lot of different things and when our time came again to teach Terry I got the impression to teach him about prayer and the love of God.&nbsp; And the lesson went amazing. We even got him to pray.&nbsp; I just hope that he continues to pray.&nbsp; I'm excited to get to know what the Spirit wants us to teach him and what he needs to know!&nbsp; This work is amazing!&nbsp; I doubt myself and my abilities sometimes, but I just need to start to love the investigators and God will help me know what to study.&nbsp; As in 'Ender's Game', when you know enough about your enemy to kill them, you love them.&nbsp; This is an amazing work.&nbsp; I challenge you to pray more sincerely and with your whole heart and I promise you that God will answer your prayers."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Love Sister Brooksby</span>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-46712495910646077012013-12-11T20:49:00.001-08:002013-12-11T20:49:27.244-08:00Week 1Excerpts from Kimberly's e-mail sent December 6 from the MTC.<br />"So it has been good here.&nbsp; I am constantly busy.&nbsp; I always have class or some workshop I am going to.&nbsp;. . I think some have noticed that I may be a little uptight.&nbsp; I think maybe I just need to relax, but I am finding it hard to comprehend that because we have such a short time here to learn before we are effecting real lives... My first companion is Sister Livingstone.&nbsp; She is from Canada!&nbsp; She is super sweet and loving.&nbsp; She has a lot of great insights that I had not thought of.&nbsp; She is also going to Ogden.&nbsp; Back to our investigator.&nbsp; We have a guy named Terry and we met and taught him for the first time today and it was a little nerve wracking.&nbsp; It went a lot different then I expected.&nbsp; We are going to meet with him again tomorrow so we will see how that goes.&nbsp; I am hoping I will get better at this teaching thing.&nbsp; <br />One thing I really liked that I learned here is what I am calling the 'Shampoo Theory' which is basically Endure To The End.&nbsp; So this is how it goes.&nbsp; As we go about our lives we get dirty as any human does.&nbsp; Then we have to realize that we are dirty and then go take a shower and shampoo our hair.&nbsp; The bottle tells to rinse and repeat.&nbsp; So as we go about our lives we sin and we need to realize we are dirty and repent and be baptized, which is taking a shower and shampooing our hair.&nbsp; But it doesn't stop there.&nbsp; We go about our day and we get dirty again, so instead of saying that we have taken a shower once, we need to take a shower every day and cleanse our souls.&nbsp; So that is what the 'Shampoo Theory' is about.<br />It feels great to have my official mission name tag!&nbsp; I already feel a little strange when I take it off to go take a shower... It is strange not being able to call and talk, but at the same time I have no time TO talk.&nbsp; I feel like we run from one thing to another... The gospel is awesome.&nbsp;"<br /><br />"I forgot to tell you about the calling I got for my branch.&nbsp; Sister Livingstone and I are the branch musical coordinators.&nbsp; Yeah, I laughed so hard.&nbsp; I am not sure the church knows that I am tone deaf.&nbsp; So maybe they will catch on or maybe the Lord will just bless me with some musical ability or something.&nbsp;&nbsp;"<br />Love Sister BrooksbyKimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-88911529555497632902013-12-11T20:27:00.000-08:002013-12-11T20:27:27.882-08:00<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sister Kimberly Dawn Brooksby</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RZwyUFLDzU/Uqfq_t02YbI/AAAAAAAABfk/YibtCAT0A6k/s1600/IMG_0986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RZwyUFLDzU/Uqfq_t02YbI/AAAAAAAABfk/YibtCAT0A6k/s320/IMG_0986.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Set apart as a full time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, December 1. &nbsp;Drove to Salt Lake City, Utah on Tuesday, December 3 in stormy weather. Delivered to &nbsp;the Missionary Training Center (MTC) on Wednesday, December 4 by her "companions" Lori and Christina. &nbsp;Now it is time to go to work.</span><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vCnX6yE3UXU/UqfrOiPE3oI/AAAAAAAABf0/Ne11AahOuA8/s1600/IMG_1021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vCnX6yE3UXU/UqfrOiPE3oI/AAAAAAAABf0/Ne11AahOuA8/s320/IMG_1021.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the &nbsp;Manteca Sister missionaries.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Su_-rOrBkWo/UqfrOv4dl5I/AAAAAAAABfw/12yPYOb24mY/s1600/IMG_1022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Su_-rOrBkWo/UqfrOv4dl5I/AAAAAAAABfw/12yPYOb24mY/s320/IMG_1022.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving home and her 1st companion, Mom.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FeWUJP_coK4/UqfrOUN1ElI/AAAAAAAABfs/5qEayYZZvwU/s1600/IMG_5964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FeWUJP_coK4/UqfrOUN1ElI/AAAAAAAABfs/5qEayYZZvwU/s320/IMG_5964.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lori and Christina delivering the missionary to the MTC.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g9OIrAy0Yj0/UqfrRCUZSwI/AAAAAAAABgE/T53sAxXXxMU/s1600/IMG_5966.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g9OIrAy0Yj0/UqfrRCUZSwI/AAAAAAAABgE/T53sAxXXxMU/s320/IMG_5966.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Kimberly's mission president is President Maurice and Sister Charlene Hiers.&nbsp; She will leave the MTC and report to the Ogden mission on December 17.&nbsp; For those who want to write to her, here are the addresses.<br />MTC (for a few more days)<br />Sister Kimberly Dawn Brooksby<br />DEC 17 UT-OGD<br />2009 N 900 E Unit 166<br /> Provo, UT 84602<br /><br />Mission<br />Sister Kimberly Dawn Brooksby<br />Utah Ogden Mission<br />4380 S. Orchard Ave<br />S. Ogden, UT&nbsp; 84403<br /><br />Her e-mail address is <a href="mailto:Kimberly.brooksby@myldsmail.net">Kimberly.brooksby@myldsmail.net</a>.&nbsp; <br />While she is in the MTC her p-day is Friday. We will let you know when her day to e-mail is after she gets into the field.<br /><br />Please send her all your love, support and best wishes in letters, e-mail, cards or packages but not in person.&nbsp; Seek for and share your own missionary experiences with her, your joys and successes.&nbsp; She will love to hear from everyone.&nbsp; Keep her in your prayers always.&nbsp; <br />Some of her favorites things if you want to put together a package for her are:<br />Natural Ice lip balm<br />Sour Patch Kids<br />Linder Truffles (not white)<br />Dark Chocolate<br />Twinings Orange &amp; Cinnamon Spice Tea<br />Udderly Smooth Cream<br />No Show Socklets<br />Buffalo Wing Pretzel Thins<br /><br />We would love to have you share your stories and messages from Kimberly with us.&nbsp; You can e-mail me at <a href="mailto:brooksbb@comcast.net">brooksbb@comcast.net</a>.&nbsp; We are sure that Kimberly will be an amazing missionary.&nbsp; We are grateful for everyone's support and love for her while she is away doing the Lord's work.&nbsp; <br />Thank you, the Brooksbys<br />Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-66086754667424683302013-11-26T20:23:00.000-08:002013-11-26T20:23:29.314-08:00Called To Serve<div style="text-align: center;">I have been super busy the last few months, so writing on this blog was far down on the priority list. I was finishing up working at Jackson Lake Lodge (I never thought I would make it to the end, but I DID!), visiting family and friends, and preparing for my mission! Yep, I am serving a full time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Here is my mission call...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cu5Aa51EbsQ/UpU9FvlrlrI/AAAAAAAABfE/hG0cKgDr_wM/s1600/IMG_5841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cu5Aa51EbsQ/UpU9FvlrlrI/AAAAAAAABfE/hG0cKgDr_wM/s320/IMG_5841.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Utah, Ogden Mission!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am so excited to serve a mission!</div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;I report to the Provo Utah Missionary Training Center on December 4th 2013, and will serve for 18 months.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What I will be doing while on this mission is teaching all those who will listen to me, about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I am not my religion, but what my religion teaches me makes me who I am today. I am excited to teach the people in the Utah, Ogden Mission.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While I am on my mission my mother will be in charge of this blog. She will be posting pictures and stories about my mission as I e-mail her them.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to sent me a letter as I am gone the mailing address is&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sister Kimberly Brooksby</div><div style="text-align: center;">Utah Ogden Mission</div><div style="text-align: center;">4380 Orchard Ave</div><div style="text-align: center;">South Ogden, UT 84403<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EQK5bT70U9c/UpVzOime3cI/AAAAAAAABfU/aRKCb1oG3Rg/s1600/IMG_6423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EQK5bT70U9c/UpVzOime3cI/AAAAAAAABfU/aRKCb1oG3Rg/s320/IMG_6423.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-51966908557123921642013-08-31T00:54:00.001-07:002013-08-31T00:54:00.026-07:00Quarter Century Lessons: Hind Sight is BestSo the month of July I was doing 31 things in 31 days with some of my family. I had a big long list of things to do and not a lot of down time to do it in. One Friday I got off work so I could go on a breakfast cruise with my roommate. Since I had the whole day off I decided to mark off a few different things on my list while I had the time. One of them was going kayaking. Well, this is where it gets good. The morning was cold so I wore pants, but I knew I was going to go kayaking after the breakfast cruise so I wore my swim suit underneath that. Not thinking I only put sunscreen on my arms and neck. Well while we were kayaking we got caught in the wake of a fast boat that ended up dumping a ton of water on me and in the kayak. We ended up rowing to shore and flipping the kayak to rid it of the water. I also took off my pant and just wore my swim shorts. We continued on for a while but decided to stop and rest and get some 'happy rays'. We laid in the kayak for almost and hour just listening to music and taking pictures of the beautiful scenery. After we got back I rested for. A while then went on a horseback riding dinner ride. At this time I could already feel I was fried like a lobster, but I didn't know how bad it was. ...<div><br></div><div>Day one</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-H36XRyVKdGc/UiGhFUeNdBI/AAAAAAAABe0/6h4LfgrJT5g/s640/blogger-image--1875372176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-H36XRyVKdGc/UiGhFUeNdBI/AAAAAAAABe0/6h4LfgrJT5g/s640/blogger-image--1875372176.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I don't know if you can tell, but my legs and ankles were swollen. It was painful to wear pants and to walk. But I roughed it out, but I did complain a little.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Day two</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JRKeNw7rHno/UiGhCWq3bDI/AAAAAAAABes/l6wAyOsDetc/s640/blogger-image-1949264050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JRKeNw7rHno/UiGhCWq3bDI/AAAAAAAABes/l6wAyOsDetc/s640/blogger-image-1949264050.jpg"></a></div>It's starting to get worse and more painful to walk. Stairs... Was a challenge, but my co-worker got a kick of of watching me tackle those.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Day three</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CXxLHPm6E_o/UiGg8y_F6_I/AAAAAAAABec/9bAI_ocJdzk/s640/blogger-image--550176112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CXxLHPm6E_o/UiGg8y_F6_I/AAAAAAAABec/9bAI_ocJdzk/s640/blogger-image--550176112.jpg"></a></div>I now have second degree burns. That yellow on my right leg are blisters not aloe. So I called and complained to my parents. I was told to keep it moist and elevated above my heart. Here is what the daughter of an engineer (me) came up with....</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--P_7bPezI84/UiGg5oESDZI/AAAAAAAABeU/VjAo2M0u1u4/s640/blogger-image-900482930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--P_7bPezI84/UiGg5oESDZI/AAAAAAAABeU/VjAo2M0u1u4/s640/blogger-image-900482930.jpg"></a></div>&nbsp;Needless to say I called out the next day. This went on for about two days more, well at least the having to elevate my legs part (sleeping was uncomfortable.) instill could not walk without pain. I wore skirts to work and then changed into my work pants for my shift only to change right back into my skirt as soon as possible. It was like that for a week and a half, until I started peeling.&nbsp;</div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XawnYKH9Bvw/UiGg_r7WfYI/AAAAAAAABek/G6FCDZA4SxA/s640/blogger-image-651690852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XawnYKH9Bvw/UiGg_r7WfYI/AAAAAAAABek/G6FCDZA4SxA/s640/blogger-image-651690852.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My legs inched so bad and it would hurt to scratch because I was still sunburned. It took about 3 weeks for me to shave my legs again ( I was scared of my razor) and about 4 and a half weeks before I was fully back to normal.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So the moral of the story/lesson is hind sight is always best. But also to wear sunscreen even when you don't think you need it and everywhere no matter what.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One funny story from this experience was when I was walking down the hall with my co-worker and she was walking way faster then I was hobbling, and I called out to her that she didn't need to wait up that I was coming, slowing, but I was coming. Unbeknownst to me my boss was right behind me and asked if I needed a wheelchair. I said that would be great. But sadly I never saw that wheelchair. But funny all the same. :)</div>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-34386935251829475732013-07-21T16:11:00.001-07:002013-07-21T16:11:42.745-07:00Quarter Century Lesson: WorkaholicThis last month (that I am just getting around to documenting) I have zero time to myself. I have been working like a crazy person. Working 15 hour days and not even caring. I have noticed that I love working, especially when I'm baking, and don't mind the long hours. Here are a few pictures from my month.&nbsp;<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cQJHHJ2tWD8/UexqjizmU5I/AAAAAAAABds/S8IlE33frXo/s640/blogger-image-1287478431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cQJHHJ2tWD8/UexqjizmU5I/AAAAAAAABds/S8IlE33frXo/s640/blogger-image-1287478431.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZtZVxCuR6j4/UexqUwivhZI/AAAAAAAABdE/9aUZWfMfoRY/s640/blogger-image--33313680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZtZVxCuR6j4/UexqUwivhZI/AAAAAAAABdE/9aUZWfMfoRY/s640/blogger-image--33313680.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-v-CIefrjt7s/UexqbKxVrsI/AAAAAAAABdU/2qmZ__prNPM/s640/blogger-image--1395470521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-v-CIefrjt7s/UexqbKxVrsI/AAAAAAAABdU/2qmZ__prNPM/s640/blogger-image--1395470521.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vPsSkwe7Jjs/UexqrM8l0sI/AAAAAAAABeE/-cKSYqQT33s/s640/blogger-image-39645821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vPsSkwe7Jjs/UexqrM8l0sI/AAAAAAAABeE/-cKSYqQT33s/s640/blogger-image-39645821.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-VLgfYFx7tIM/Uexqom19gtI/AAAAAAAABd8/XChJ29SjPIo/s640/blogger-image--1575494794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-VLgfYFx7tIM/Uexqom19gtI/AAAAAAAABd8/XChJ29SjPIo/s640/blogger-image--1575494794.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dslSqCZq1Ls/UexqX6q8Y8I/AAAAAAAABdM/yskHLQmUB0U/s640/blogger-image-2054684781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dslSqCZq1Ls/UexqX6q8Y8I/AAAAAAAABdM/yskHLQmUB0U/s640/blogger-image-2054684781.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3sED6E6qOKE/UexqSALgWXI/AAAAAAAABc8/rJcmE-OUsDs/s640/blogger-image-548140004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3sED6E6qOKE/UexqSALgWXI/AAAAAAAABc8/rJcmE-OUsDs/s640/blogger-image-548140004.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WaRvYYdMoJc/UexqmG5JCuI/AAAAAAAABd0/trhqk4TnYAo/s640/blogger-image--495794723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WaRvYYdMoJc/UexqmG5JCuI/AAAAAAAABd0/trhqk4TnYAo/s640/blogger-image--495794723.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Ms9tX-gtsyM/UexqhMQh11I/AAAAAAAABdk/H5CHe7yHZyo/s640/blogger-image--764302708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Ms9tX-gtsyM/UexqhMQh11I/AAAAAAAABdk/H5CHe7yHZyo/s640/blogger-image--764302708.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Y6wCVT_DhV0/UexqefZgPrI/AAAAAAAABdc/D5MY7hTATP8/s640/blogger-image--1531088852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Y6wCVT_DhV0/UexqefZgPrI/AAAAAAAABdc/D5MY7hTATP8/s640/blogger-image--1531088852.jpg"></a></div><br></div>It has been a busy, frustrating, learned a lot about my work habits and I don't work well with stupid people. And last but not least, I love baking and learning new things and staying busy.&nbsp;</div>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-63758821236457263592013-06-07T23:02:00.001-07:002013-06-07T23:02:09.336-07:00Quarter Century Lessons: Navy Blue<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Once I was told that if I was a color I would be the color navy blue, because I could be an accent color or the main color. This last month I have realized that this is probably true.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>I started working at Jackson Lake Lodge at the beginning of this last month and it had been quite the adventure. I would like to say I was not prepared for what I got, but I had been warned by multiple people. Given the fact that Jackson Lake Lodge is closed seven months out of the year I should have been prepared for the disorganization that I arrived to. With it being only open for a short time there is not a whole lot of people that choose to continue working there multiple years in a row, especially in management positions. In saying that, most people were just trying to figure out what's going on the first week or so I was here, so it was a little bit of a mess. At first I just tried to get a feel for what it was like and how things were run so I would know weather I was going to be a main color or an accent color.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>I was not impressed with the way things were panning out in the beginning so I tried to be an accent color and fade into the background so I wouldn't have to deal with a lot of what was going on. A little over a week of that and I realized that if I was to remain sane over the next four months I needed to start acting more of the main color. I then started organizing things and cleaning and trying to make the communication a little better with at least our department. After a few days things got a little better.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>My boss is a soft spoken man, quite literally, I have to ask him to repeat himself multiple times a day. In saying this he does not exert himself as the manager figure he should be, so sometimes I feel I need to play that role so things can run smoother. It aggravates me that I am forced to do that, but it has been teaching me what I am made of as a leader and as a baker. In the long run I guess I should be thanking him. All this opportunity to be the main color Navy Blue has been teaching me valuable lessons on how it will someday be at my own bakery.&nbsp;</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rS3zLC8SXFY/UbLI3yJvUYI/AAAAAAAABcs/4MPrRXPxjyY/s640/blogger-image--2130932197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rS3zLC8SXFY/UbLI3yJvUYI/AAAAAAAABcs/4MPrRXPxjyY/s640/blogger-image--2130932197.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-15274189814522434462013-05-02T18:11:00.001-07:002013-05-21T19:08:35.933-07:00Quarter Century Lessons: Lone traveler with a small bladder.<div style="text-align: center;">For the month of April I have been a busy woman. I finished my job in Vail Colorado and started my month long road trip. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My last day of work I ended early, so I went home and started packing. I took a break from packing my life up to got out with some friends to eat and hang out. My friend Joe showed me some amazing lookout spots around the valley. It was so beautiful. The pictures don't give it justice. But it was an amazing last night in a beatiful place like Vail, Colorado.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SrAOKz73spo/UYMOvmsHfqI/AAAAAAAABWQ/eaOTrrbUUOU/s640/blogger-image-1985784175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SrAOKz73spo/UYMOvmsHfqI/AAAAAAAABWQ/eaOTrrbUUOU/s320/blogger-image-1985784175.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BoPCtRY61Oo/UYMO6MCmmrI/AAAAAAAABWY/ro7YdVeZm1U/s640/blogger-image-385925492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BoPCtRY61Oo/UYMO6MCmmrI/AAAAAAAABWY/ro7YdVeZm1U/s320/blogger-image-385925492.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">The next morning I finished packing, but by the time I was finished loading my car, checked out and ready to get on the road Vail was in a full out blizzard. I only got to the next town before I gave up trying to drive 15 miles an hour in a blizzard. I called my friend and said I was coming over and he was to entertain me. Finally around 4:30pm I deemed the weather and the roads okay enough for me to get back on the road. That started my month of adventures.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-15lNVpuvHGU/UYliFKxriPI/AAAAAAAABWo/p_F9aLY5FwY/s640/blogger-image--1030786857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-15lNVpuvHGU/UYliFKxriPI/AAAAAAAABWo/p_F9aLY5FwY/s320/blogger-image--1030786857.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">My first stop was to my friend Dani and Shawn's apartment in Provo, Utah. I didn't get to their place until about midnight and was super exhausted. I stayed up as much as I could talking with Dani, but I had gone to bed late and woke up early so I was exsausted.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">The next morning Dani and I went out to lunch with our old roommates from Disney World. It was a small reunion.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><br /></span><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_mknU_fWBGw/UZMHDv0oxbI/AAAAAAAABW8/Gne3IX5OLR0/s640/blogger-image-1414008567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_mknU_fWBGw/UZMHDv0oxbI/AAAAAAAABW8/Gne3IX5OLR0/s320/blogger-image-1414008567.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">After that I headed off to take pictures with all the temples in the area (for my 25th birth year list, pictures for that will come later). I stopped at my Grandma Beth's house and even got to see two temples with her.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PLAICPtpIqg/UZMHFUyeyzI/AAAAAAAABXE/l1Pg6SfCcx8/s640/blogger-image--744023146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PLAICPtpIqg/UZMHFUyeyzI/AAAAAAAABXE/l1Pg6SfCcx8/s320/blogger-image--744023146.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">It was fun seeing my grandma again and chatting with her. We went out to dinner and just visited. After that I headed on up to Idaho Falls to my sister Lori's house. I stayed there for a few days and played with my two nieces and my two sisters.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4bsLQofv6Dg/UZMHJFAHEII/AAAAAAAABXU/qkS6_FoYY5o/s640/blogger-image--958467014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4bsLQofv6Dg/UZMHJFAHEII/AAAAAAAABXU/qkS6_FoYY5o/s320/blogger-image--958467014.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-L4h-zNUW7yU/UZMHHBICXTI/AAAAAAAABXM/XP2ynEGAT6w/s640/blogger-image-702539670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-L4h-zNUW7yU/UZMHHBICXTI/AAAAAAAABXM/XP2ynEGAT6w/s320/blogger-image-702539670.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After that I was on the road again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4AdSCtn4Fs0/UZMHLEaj19I/AAAAAAAABXc/FoQn-R3duGQ/s640/blogger-image--157866477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4AdSCtn4Fs0/UZMHLEaj19I/AAAAAAAABXc/FoQn-R3duGQ/s320/blogger-image--157866477.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">(Insert song: "On the road again, I just can't wait to get on the road again...)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">As you can see it snowed again as I was leaving Idaho. This is the point in my journey that my lesson I learned this month really come in full force. <b>Long road trips and small blatters don't mix. </b>I think I stopped one and a half more times to use the restroom then I did for gas.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">That day I saw two new (to me) temples. Billings Montana and Bismarck North Dakota. I stopped in Bismarck, North Dakota and stayed in my very first hotel by myself. It was nice. The next morning I headed on up into Canada.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Going through the boarder patrol was one big adventure in and of itself. I was stopped by four different boarder police. The first was as I was driving in, the next was at the booth, the third was in the building so I could get my car searched, and the last was the customs check lady. The third person I talked with multiple times. Telling my life as it is made me seam like a sketchy person. Passport from one state, car registered in another, not having a home as of right then, and only having Facebook to content with my friend Candace in Canada. Although when they found out that it was a girl rather then a boy they cooled off a bit. They probably thought I was going to marry someone to become Canadian.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">My few days in Canada were jam packed with fun and site seeing. It was a balst to be on Candace's turf. Here are a few photos that describe all that we did.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">The Manatobian museum&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4n2_r2IOdOk/UZQ_NMmQDDI/AAAAAAAABaU/Z5_JhWOkuu4/s640/blogger-image--1027869498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4n2_r2IOdOk/UZQ_NMmQDDI/AAAAAAAABaU/Z5_JhWOkuu4/s320/blogger-image--1027869498.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Canadian poutine</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZRwKZk-7Ik8/UZQ_cb3j5ZI/AAAAAAAABbU/6grjO6GBY3s/s640/blogger-image--1877680835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZRwKZk-7Ik8/UZQ_cb3j5ZI/AAAAAAAABbU/6grjO6GBY3s/s320/blogger-image--1877680835.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Cake pops and lots of geocashing&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9zmORJszc5I/UZQ_p8uW8xI/AAAAAAAABcM/xuI1OUS-3oY/s640/blogger-image-114822197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9zmORJszc5I/UZQ_p8uW8xI/AAAAAAAABcM/xuI1OUS-3oY/s320/blogger-image-114822197.jpg" width="239" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Games&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xfkN9rYQf-o/UZQ_eCIMlpI/AAAAAAAABbc/2Hum2vcGUYY/s640/blogger-image--41444486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xfkN9rYQf-o/UZQ_eCIMlpI/AAAAAAAABbc/2Hum2vcGUYY/s320/blogger-image--41444486.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Dinner with the family at the local culinary arts school's new Resturant.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dKcGEI1ZSxM/UZQ_BHg42dI/AAAAAAAABZk/Bhnfaph6UWg/s640/blogger-image-113325068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dKcGEI1ZSxM/UZQ_BHg42dI/AAAAAAAABZk/Bhnfaph6UWg/s320/blogger-image-113325068.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Eating like hobbits (breakfast, second breakfast, elevenises, lunchon, afternoon tea, dinner and supper.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); 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-webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Plus a few snakes we couldn't miss</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TJ2zP4emtDQ/UZQ-9SvrrEI/AAAAAAAABZU/TsBf9EXAUSk/s640/blogger-image--1461906399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TJ2zP4emtDQ/UZQ-9SvrrEI/AAAAAAAABZU/TsBf9EXAUSk/s320/blogger-image--1461906399.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wzWYt_u61rU/UZQ-xh9r2aI/AAAAAAAABYk/33qcm7Na6W4/s640/blogger-image--1998650629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wzWYt_u61rU/UZQ-xh9r2aI/AAAAAAAABYk/33qcm7Na6W4/s320/blogger-image--1998650629.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Candace showed me the real Winnie the Pooh statue.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RstquExbPsY/UZQ_RBD4VuI/AAAAAAAABak/EqHj6x30h98/s640/blogger-image-166898567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RstquExbPsY/UZQ_RBD4VuI/AAAAAAAABak/EqHj6x30h98/s320/blogger-image-166898567.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">On our travels we found a big chair...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); 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text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">And a 'before I die...' board.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ANOip6oic8E/UZQ_rhZ21GI/AAAAAAAABcU/K39c_yv9jBw/s640/blogger-image-1513814795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ANOip6oic8E/UZQ_rhZ21GI/AAAAAAAABcU/K39c_yv9jBw/s320/blogger-image-1513814795.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4_C_YrkMmPA/UZQ_arDj7oI/AAAAAAAABbM/jr1vyUHYiLs/s640/blogger-image--1234970193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4_C_YrkMmPA/UZQ_arDj7oI/AAAAAAAABbM/jr1vyUHYiLs/s320/blogger-image--1234970193.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">All in all Canada was awesome! But at last I had to leave. :(&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Going back through the boarder was again another adventure, but as is everything I do in my life now a days. I made it all the was to Rapid City, South Dakoda that night. The next morning I set out to go see Mt. Rushmore. It was smaller then I would have thought.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-epCbLM12WEY/UZQ_Dg9q6RI/AAAAAAAABZs/Wx0cOTtDG2E/s640/blogger-image--1478467122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-epCbLM12WEY/UZQ_Dg9q6RI/AAAAAAAABZs/Wx0cOTtDG2E/s320/blogger-image--1478467122.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jpPWptax5vc/UZQ_mAoTcaI/AAAAAAAABb8/EYJeXpIuHO4/s640/blogger-image--817790387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jpPWptax5vc/UZQ_mAoTcaI/AAAAAAAABb8/EYJeXpIuHO4/s320/blogger-image--817790387.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Later I stopped in Chyenne, Wyoming to visit an old college roommate. I also stopped in Denver to check some more 25th birth year list off. That night i stayed in Vail with my old roommate. We did like old times and watched a movie and painted our nails.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">The fallowing day was one of my shorter driving days of the trip. ( but yet I still had to stop to use the restroom more times then I would have liked to). I stopped in Ceder City, Utah at my Grandma Palmer's house. We got my car check and oil changed and then went out to eat at a Thia food place she had been wanting to go to. We then went home and played games. It was so good to hang out with her.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">The next day was the last day of the month but not the end of my road trip. I stopped at a few more temples and a friends house then headed to my sister Brittney's house to help with the newest addition to our family that arrived earlier that day. Crosby Scott Jones.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PzuItg0VdKg/UZQ-v5blisI/AAAAAAAABYc/f0zhoEdZTo8/s640/blogger-image--1425932749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PzuItg0VdKg/UZQ-v5blisI/AAAAAAAABYc/f0zhoEdZTo8/s320/blogger-image--1425932749.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5dDaIELR28c/UZQ_HdekWsI/AAAAAAAABZ8/INzudshlvEE/s640/blogger-image-1064474183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5dDaIELR28c/UZQ_HdekWsI/AAAAAAAABZ8/INzudshlvEE/s320/blogger-image-1064474183.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">I stayed at Brittney's house for the next ten days. (This is technically the end of the month, but seeing as my road trip is not over, I will continue.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">I mainly cleaned house, cooked, helped watch Porter and Annie and sometimes help Crosby. Here is a picture run down of my stay.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Going on walks with Porter and Annie. They lived right by the railroad so this was a commen acurance.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xVuo_HmWa4c/UZQ_W3suxdI/AAAAAAAABa8/zUus8nZBmFc/s640/blogger-image--165687296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xVuo_HmWa4c/UZQ_W3suxdI/AAAAAAAABa8/zUus8nZBmFc/s320/blogger-image--165687296.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Going to the park</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Pt6-RA3J54s/UZQ-zlhfPDI/AAAAAAAABYs/OJ-wMXCYxiA/s640/blogger-image--524495250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Pt6-RA3J54s/UZQ-zlhfPDI/AAAAAAAABYs/OJ-wMXCYxiA/s320/blogger-image--524495250.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Holding Crosby.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CVxDrW66uiM/UZQ_TJUVN-I/AAAAAAAABas/K0Up4WBAdDk/s640/blogger-image-2004789821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CVxDrW66uiM/UZQ_TJUVN-I/AAAAAAAABas/K0Up4WBAdDk/s320/blogger-image-2004789821.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Jumping on the trampoline.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ArSTTs-5Pk4/UZQ_FqkBJ8I/AAAAAAAABZ0/JWAIcbbzqtU/s640/blogger-image-1048182467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ArSTTs-5Pk4/UZQ_FqkBJ8I/AAAAAAAABZ0/JWAIcbbzqtU/s320/blogger-image-1048182467.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Snuggling.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-a9gG2EwCPZ4/UZQ-5ZvU2FI/AAAAAAAABZE/jv5gxbyHYoQ/s640/blogger-image--1664860511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-a9gG2EwCPZ4/UZQ-5ZvU2FI/AAAAAAAABZE/jv5gxbyHYoQ/s320/blogger-image--1664860511.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Movie and popcorn nights.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rMK--5WF7o8/UZQ_iF3lesI/AAAAAAAABbs/LLWIoFfQi_I/s640/blogger-image--81785359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rMK--5WF7o8/UZQ_iF3lesI/AAAAAAAABbs/LLWIoFfQi_I/s320/blogger-image--81785359.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Swimming.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5MFVuKr7Pbk/UZQ-uAQr8FI/AAAAAAAABYU/m3EF04uRAW0/s640/blogger-image-932697939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5MFVuKr7Pbk/UZQ-uAQr8FI/AAAAAAAABYU/m3EF04uRAW0/s320/blogger-image-932697939.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Annie was a social eater. She always shared your food. This is our ice cream bar.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TcSF-93XVE4/UZQ_U4u9kbI/AAAAAAAABa0/10puxn-T2sg/s640/blogger-image--1897160821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TcSF-93XVE4/UZQ_U4u9kbI/AAAAAAAABa0/10puxn-T2sg/s320/blogger-image--1897160821.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Lots more snuggling.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-X-u7lQXm-Qk/UZQ_LIsVgwI/AAAAAAAABaM/bBDb-Tk3k8Y/s640/blogger-image-744953911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-X-u7lQXm-Qk/UZQ_LIsVgwI/AAAAAAAABaM/bBDb-Tk3k8Y/s320/blogger-image-744953911.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-b8Jt7wu1HlY/UZQ_tvMD5vI/AAAAAAAABcc/AseMlYqD6cM/s640/blogger-image-462483775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-b8Jt7wu1HlY/UZQ_tvMD5vI/AAAAAAAABcc/AseMlYqD6cM/s320/blogger-image-462483775.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-t0gxmK2En_k/UZQ-7SzPtYI/AAAAAAAABZM/RSWi3jj3hAU/s640/blogger-image--1991696788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-t0gxmK2En_k/UZQ-7SzPtYI/AAAAAAAABZM/RSWi3jj3hAU/s320/blogger-image--1991696788.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">And adventures to the grocery store.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lhtWN6gr6u8/UZQ-oSGNAuI/AAAAAAAABX8/Et4PVmADZgc/s640/blogger-image-535031847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lhtWN6gr6u8/UZQ-oSGNAuI/AAAAAAAABX8/Et4PVmADZgc/s320/blogger-image-535031847.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">I then had to leave to start the last leg of my journey to my new job in the Tetons. When I left Brittney's I took the fun adventure of finding the temples in the surrounding areas. When driving back up from San Diego I was so close to the beach my Californian heart called me to stop to dip my feet in the beautiful water.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7ObwVRhpKZI/UZQ-qBrUiKI/AAAAAAAABYE/eZ-MEYrt4sQ/s640/blogger-image--129212793.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7ObwVRhpKZI/UZQ-qBrUiKI/AAAAAAAABYE/eZ-MEYrt4sQ/s320/blogger-image--129212793.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GEASRm0A4Hw/UZQ_oOXlUdI/AAAAAAAABcE/rfic8XrzmZ8/s640/blogger-image-931126169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GEASRm0A4Hw/UZQ_oOXlUdI/AAAAAAAABcE/rfic8XrzmZ8/s320/blogger-image-931126169.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">I stopped that night at my parents and stayed a day to spend time with them. My mom and I went to Oakland to see that temple.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ip-IL7I0HGs/UZQ-_cN1wDI/AAAAAAAABZc/JQsT3j_bDU4/s640/blogger-image--1301840822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ip-IL7I0HGs/UZQ-_cN1wDI/AAAAAAAABZc/JQsT3j_bDU4/s320/blogger-image--1301840822.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we went shopping on our way back home. For lunch I met up with Jasmine, my old high school friend. Then that night my parents and I went out to eat and to watch Iron Man 3.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iW6kYwmMReQ/UZQ-kd1SKzI/AAAAAAAABXs/1JnIRqBrEws/s640/blogger-image--1605871535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iW6kYwmMReQ/UZQ-kd1SKzI/AAAAAAAABXs/1JnIRqBrEws/s320/blogger-image--1605871535.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">But at last the fallowing day I had to leave yet again. That day I saw my last three temples. I made it to my sister Lori's house late at night. The next morning was Mother's Day so I made Lori breakfast in bed. Then I went to sacrament meeting with my sister Christina and then headed off for the very last drive of my trip to my job in the Tetons at Jackson Lake Lodge working as a pastry chef. Thus ended my long road trip with a small blatter.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Road trip stats:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">3 siblings seen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Both grandmas seen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">My parents seen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">8 friends seen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">24 temples&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">10 states</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">2 countries</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Roughly about 6,000 miles put on my car</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">And countless bathroom breaks.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">One big adventure!</span></div>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-36314876229166603012013-04-10T21:28:00.001-07:002013-04-10T21:28:43.691-07:00Quarter Century Lessons: Message from the LordSorry this is so late. The Lesson posted in March is for&nbsp;February and this post is suppose to be for March. I get busy and don't get around to posting in the correct month.Anyways, March's Quarter Century Lesson was somewhat unexpected. On fast Sunday I was fasting and got the impression that I needed to go on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BOgS0_j5fNc/UWY6gedUPII/AAAAAAAABV4/AwBO2TFGFhY/s1600/iphone+pics+289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BOgS0_j5fNc/UWY6gedUPII/AAAAAAAABV4/AwBO2TFGFhY/s320/iphone+pics+289.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;I talked to my branch president to see what I have to do to get my papers in.&nbsp;Unfortunately since I will be leaving so soon I have to wait to start my papers with my next branch in the Tetons. But, It looks like I will be leaving around October after I finish my job in the Tetons. So, all the other times I considered going on a mission were not the right time for me, but now is the time. Wish me luck on first putting my papers together and also on my mission. I'm excited!&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kibzkOniFW0/UWY6godQgBI/AAAAAAAABV0/Xi55jMImi-M/s1600/iphone+pics+290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kibzkOniFW0/UWY6godQgBI/AAAAAAAABV0/Xi55jMImi-M/s320/iphone+pics+290.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-66224063560189510942013-03-06T11:57:00.000-08:002013-03-06T11:57:03.940-08:00Quarter Century Lesson: No Green Thumb.<div style="text-align: center;">For the month of February I tried to grow lettuce.</div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;It all started with a Relief Society activity on emergency preparedness. We learned about 72 hour kits and being prepared for different events. Sister Bobbie Brooks taught us about growing different plants and she brought in lettuce she grown over the last month and gave us a package of seeds so we could do the same. This inspired me. I went to the store and bought dirt (all the free stuff was under a few feet of snow) and came home and started my own pot of lettuce.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vI_v2kl_sG0/UTecoS9ryPI/AAAAAAAABVE/TIq69tna_Bw/s1600/P1060386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vI_v2kl_sG0/UTecoS9ryPI/AAAAAAAABVE/TIq69tna_Bw/s320/P1060386.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;It started off great! I was actually growing my very own food for the first time! I was so excited. This is what it was like after only five days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9UGX3bw93BI/UTecogNmFbI/AAAAAAAABVM/WwZ6RUHDZIg/s1600/P1060387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9UGX3bw93BI/UTecogNmFbI/AAAAAAAABVM/WwZ6RUHDZIg/s320/P1060387.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">... and that was also as good as it got. :(&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kM2P6lCBj7E/UTeco7R0yiI/AAAAAAAABVQ/LwMMNfXgj8M/s1600/P1060388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kM2P6lCBj7E/UTeco7R0yiI/AAAAAAAABVQ/LwMMNfXgj8M/s320/P1060388.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;I went to California for a few days and had my roommate look after it. When I got back it hadn't grown much more. I kinda was worried. It was growing mostly on one side so I tried to pull some plants to make room for the others to grow, but that didn't work. This is what it looks like today, almost a month after I planted it. Sad and&nbsp;depressing.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4IJ-tCKMAZM/UTecpbG06eI/AAAAAAAABVc/hDXLfRNX4E8/s1600/P1060412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4IJ-tCKMAZM/UTecpbG06eI/AAAAAAAABVc/hDXLfRNX4E8/s320/P1060412.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am not sure if it didn't get enough sun or water, or if all the plants growing on one side was the problem of me not being successful. There are a lot of different things that could have gone wrong.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I guess I just don't have a green thumb, better luck next time. This is not the last time I will plant something. Lesson learned, but next time I will do things differently. &nbsp;:)</div>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-7941561598583671192013-01-27T00:52:00.001-08:002013-01-27T00:52:14.261-08:00Quarter Century Lessons: Beauty from Pain<br />I am a quarter of a century old now. I can hardly believe it. It seems like just last week I was graduating high school and going off to college. Time flies when your having fun! Well for my 25th year I have set out to do a list of 25 things. On that list was to learn something each month and document it. So here is where I will document it. :) (I knew this blog would come in handy one day.) Well seeing as&nbsp;January&nbsp;is almost over I guess it is time to post about my learning experience for this month. This month was not what I had in mind when I said learn something, but a last God has a funny way of making us eat our words sometimes.<br /><br />On the eve of my birthday my roommate Sarah and I went down to Denver to go to the Worlds Largest rodeo. It was truly amazing and with lots of hot cowboys. On our way home my tire hit some snow and I lost control of the car. We did a 180 and ran into the guard rail. We were okay, but my car did not make it. It was totaled. Needless to say I was depressed on my birthday and a few days after it. I have since learned the fallowing... Firstly, People are truly amazing. I have&nbsp;encountered&nbsp;so many people that have been willing to help me without any though for themselves. Namely my branch&nbsp;president&nbsp;and his son, my friend Marci, and my boss. They have made this trial so much easier to bare. I am so&nbsp;grateful&nbsp;for them. Secondly, I have been so ungrateful for having a car. I have been lucky enough to live within walking distance of work, but the store and church are other&nbsp;circumstances. There has been buses that can take me places, but I never realized when not have a car to easily go to these places that they take a&nbsp;substantial&nbsp;amount of time out of my day. The other day I had to go get groceries so I hoped on the bus. Getting there was not a problem, but the adventure I had on the way home was one to put to memory if ever I am taking my car for granted again. The last thing I learned in this is how trapped and depressed I feel when I don't have a car. I was depressed for a few days after it happened and would cry very easily, but I went to this seminar at work that had these three questions with 'what' in them. The one that stood out to me was "what now?' I realized that I was&nbsp;pitying&nbsp;&nbsp;myself and need to take care of things and move on. In saying that it was a little easier said then done, but I am moving on. I am still learning things from this experience, but these of the ones that made the most impact on my life right off the bat. So, until my next learning adventure...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LaJDcQ9xMKE/UQTphdGVXOI/AAAAAAAABUI/PfAsGvyqNao/s1600/P1060264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LaJDcQ9xMKE/UQTphdGVXOI/AAAAAAAABUI/PfAsGvyqNao/s320/P1060264.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wvT_AOoWiNU/UQTphbeQAoI/AAAAAAAABUM/XGEDSTBqomc/s1600/P1060265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wvT_AOoWiNU/UQTphbeQAoI/AAAAAAAABUM/XGEDSTBqomc/s320/P1060265.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, my theme song for this experience/this year. is Beauty from Pain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/M-GPbYcTDbQ?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-28362849661138175592012-10-04T04:41:00.002-07:002012-10-04T04:41:54.402-07:00My Europe Shoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From September 18th to October 2nd I was in Europe. I was not bringing much luggage, so I needed to pack light. I decided that I was only going to bring one pair of shoes, Toms. I went out and bought gray tweed Toms and wore them all over Europe!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lMb5UGKtamE/UG1scbt-FRI/AAAAAAAABSM/aRInxGhBMag/s1600/P1040474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lMb5UGKtamE/UG1scbt-FRI/AAAAAAAABSM/aRInxGhBMag/s320/P1040474.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;They went to two cities, London and Paris, and through so many different metro systems. Below is me on one of the platforms in London waiting for the train to come.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b0LsmiqvdwE/UG1skNDkbKI/AAAAAAAABSU/smyoyMLSBWU/s1600/P1040486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b0LsmiqvdwE/UG1skNDkbKI/AAAAAAAABSU/smyoyMLSBWU/s320/P1040486.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Mom had some Toms too that she brought, so when I saw that she was wearing hers too I wanted to take a picture, Dad felt left out and stuck his un-Toms shoes in the shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wJHo3zGISQg/UG1zgjlpnYI/AAAAAAAABTE/kH5e-J7wAcY/s1600/P1040944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wJHo3zGISQg/UG1zgjlpnYI/AAAAAAAABTE/kH5e-J7wAcY/s320/P1040944.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;They went through rain and shine. There were more then one morning I but my feet in wet Toms because they did not have enough time to dry from the day before.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jJ3XE41OwTY/UG1zqoN-lVI/AAAAAAAABTM/_Qv_jVHDbJk/s1600/P1050648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jJ3XE41OwTY/UG1zqoN-lVI/AAAAAAAABTM/_Qv_jVHDbJk/s320/P1050648.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;They lasted the whole time! I love my Europe shoes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U5RAw4KwoPM/UG1zsZyuXKI/AAAAAAAABTU/kAEExPZ8LYc/s1600/IMG_1906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U5RAw4KwoPM/UG1zsZyuXKI/AAAAAAAABTU/kAEExPZ8LYc/s320/IMG_1906.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stay tuned for the next week or two to read about all the days and the things these shoes went through!</div>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-79814459042171051382012-09-18T07:54:00.001-07:002012-09-18T07:54:07.283-07:00Christina's Second Annual Birthday Yellowstone Camping Extravaganza <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">August is a big month for our family, it has my dad's, my sister Christina's, and my sister Lori's birthdays. So I decided to fly to Idaho to visit both my sisters for their birthdays! I loved spending time with both of them. Bonus that I got to met my newest niece Molly! For Lori's birthday we went out to breakfast and had people over for a get together. For Christina's birthday she wanted to go camping in Yellowstone National Park, which is a good two hour drive north of where they live.&nbsp;Here are all the beautiful pictures I took while at Yellowstone.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We first went to West Yellowstone, a little town before you actually enter the national park, and looked around and ate at this little diner that was so awesome! Christina's friend Whitney used to work there and told Christina about it. Here we are in our 'wagon cart' aka our table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wWFAQppjyxE/UEkbO1lHFcI/AAAAAAAABK0/6MSYAbIUJqo/s1600/P1040269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wWFAQppjyxE/UEkbO1lHFcI/AAAAAAAABK0/6MSYAbIUJqo/s320/P1040269.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WzV8FDT130s/UEkbQ_U91MI/AAAAAAAABK8/V83gyl1Ly4A/s1600/P1040270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WzV8FDT130s/UEkbQ_U91MI/AAAAAAAABK8/V83gyl1Ly4A/s320/P1040270.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is our view, and you can see better what I mean by a wagon cart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PdflZi2ZRcc/UEkblFU3gPI/AAAAAAAABLE/wPixeC3fVrw/s1600/P1040271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PdflZi2ZRcc/UEkblFU3gPI/AAAAAAAABLE/wPixeC3fVrw/s320/P1040271.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a beautiful mural of a scary bear, this is Christina acting scared.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Zb_G5A0Ngs/UEkbv76INJI/AAAAAAAABLM/1OEA7Ljsp60/s1600/P1040272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Zb_G5A0Ngs/UEkbv76INJI/AAAAAAAABLM/1OEA7Ljsp60/s320/P1040272.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There menu has the coolest names for their food. I got the Montana Road Kill. It was so good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d7nuMLg2rsM/UEkb92LA50I/AAAAAAAABLU/quWTQVjUyTI/s1600/P1040275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d7nuMLg2rsM/UEkb92LA50I/AAAAAAAABLU/quWTQVjUyTI/s320/P1040275.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some more of the interesting names</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ymO5eLTR0BQ/UEkcEj_GC2I/AAAAAAAABLc/rE9sGdFw5Mo/s1600/P1040276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ymO5eLTR0BQ/UEkcEj_GC2I/AAAAAAAABLc/rE9sGdFw5Mo/s320/P1040276.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first two are my favorite names! Donner Party 1 and 2. They are ribs. Hahahaha.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wjYGanNyGAs/UEkcYnBNlyI/AAAAAAAABLk/I2HP_HwwZWc/s1600/P1040277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wjYGanNyGAs/UEkcYnBNlyI/AAAAAAAABLk/I2HP_HwwZWc/s320/P1040277.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Christina with her Burger, I forget what it was called.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HQDrsdJbayE/UEkdAOpz_iI/AAAAAAAABL0/rrRA3zCEv2g/s1600/P1040279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HQDrsdJbayE/UEkdAOpz_iI/AAAAAAAABL0/rrRA3zCEv2g/s320/P1040279.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me with my Montana Road Kill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-45L9GqQzS6o/UEkdIg4SbhI/AAAAAAAABL8/u2Y1GG0GX7Y/s1600/P1040280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-45L9GqQzS6o/UEkdIg4SbhI/AAAAAAAABL8/u2Y1GG0GX7Y/s320/P1040280.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now Beautiful Yellowstone! It was so&nbsp;gorgeous!&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zoo3FSqNUH4/UEkdODNCMnI/AAAAAAAABME/L_ud3zWc_ko/s1600/P1040281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zoo3FSqNUH4/UEkdODNCMnI/AAAAAAAABME/L_ud3zWc_ko/s320/P1040281.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A Bench mark that we found.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UWBxTSJt7eY/UEkdSc3LQPI/AAAAAAAABMM/0KsfTImhaX4/s1600/P1040282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UWBxTSJt7eY/UEkdSc3LQPI/AAAAAAAABMM/0KsfTImhaX4/s320/P1040282.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Waterfall</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x8UXGFIK-ic/UEkdvWWp9UI/AAAAAAAABMU/wDlwzUEtfAs/s1600/P1040284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x8UXGFIK-ic/UEkdvWWp9UI/AAAAAAAABMU/wDlwzUEtfAs/s320/P1040284.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8Bx5ash-wI/UEkeErZ3G8I/AAAAAAAABMc/6lrpFh2w5Ac/s1600/P1040291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8Bx5ash-wI/UEkeErZ3G8I/AAAAAAAABMc/6lrpFh2w5Ac/s320/P1040291.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Roaring Mountain, The whole hill emits steam and if you listen closely it sounds like it is roaring.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p94Ers2zJQE/UEkeTZUFXvI/AAAAAAAABMs/0kh0nvpFUj8/s1600/P1040302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p94Ers2zJQE/UEkeTZUFXvI/AAAAAAAABMs/0kh0nvpFUj8/s320/P1040302.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is it, Roaring Mountain, it is beautiful</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m-48vbkWPGk/UEkeKSQZpaI/AAAAAAAABMk/WC7pM9kund0/s1600/P1040301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m-48vbkWPGk/UEkeKSQZpaI/AAAAAAAABMk/WC7pM9kund0/s320/P1040301.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">While we were driving Christina's car went to 12345.6. This is the best picture we have of trying to capture it. This isn't with it having the .6, but you can see the 12345 a lot better in this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BWN4lEn2DeA/UEkeVeWmNsI/AAAAAAAABM0/5AEH0OI8HNs/s1600/P1040306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BWN4lEn2DeA/UEkeVeWmNsI/AAAAAAAABM0/5AEH0OI8HNs/s320/P1040306.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of Christina's favorite features, the Sheepeater Cliff. you can see her in the background in her cute pink pants!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5rui41o2Oas/UEkeeoFOm0I/AAAAAAAABM8/wAwUd4U6cKI/s1600/P1040312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5rui41o2Oas/UEkeeoFOm0I/AAAAAAAABM8/wAwUd4U6cKI/s320/P1040312.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had to climb them, it was actually really fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jA0B-KWRIlg/UEkeoF5HMQI/AAAAAAAABNE/ZouLp2lPdLo/s1600/P1040313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jA0B-KWRIlg/UEkeoF5HMQI/AAAAAAAABNE/ZouLp2lPdLo/s320/P1040313.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Christina's little friend. This&nbsp;squirrel&nbsp;was so friendly, he&nbsp;practically&nbsp;jumped on Christina!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NuKga3cxpow/UEkeuOUSPSI/AAAAAAAABNM/usvbTwRQaq0/s1600/P1040314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NuKga3cxpow/UEkeuOUSPSI/AAAAAAAABNM/usvbTwRQaq0/s320/P1040314.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Both of us at the base of the hill</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ELJzpAS80Yg/UEke17imySI/AAAAAAAABNU/jlf2I1mT9Bs/s1600/P1040318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ELJzpAS80Yg/UEke17imySI/AAAAAAAABNU/jlf2I1mT9Bs/s320/P1040318.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ME :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sQmRHkdDH0Q/UEke-2HWmhI/AAAAAAAABNc/Wwdby8Hm1t4/s1600/P1040320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sQmRHkdDH0Q/UEke-2HWmhI/AAAAAAAABNc/Wwdby8Hm1t4/s320/P1040320.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We saw so many&nbsp;buffalo. Here is Christina taking a picture of one. It is that little brown blob in the background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7M25j8b5Xmo/UEkfAxPWBWI/AAAAAAAABNk/A6ihsLHp9b8/s1600/P1040321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7M25j8b5Xmo/UEkfAxPWBWI/AAAAAAAABNk/A6ihsLHp9b8/s320/P1040321.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is him in my camera</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TqHmQJoKcbw/UEkfEGVEgQI/AAAAAAAABNs/CFc5MMsTtDk/s1600/P1040323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TqHmQJoKcbw/UEkfEGVEgQI/AAAAAAAABNs/CFc5MMsTtDk/s320/P1040323.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the Liberty cap, we tried to guess how tall it was, but when we went to a museum in a little town we asked a cute ranger how high it really was. It is only about 32 feet tall. But we spent the rest of the time in the museum trying to come up with more things to ask him.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rc33wII3EcY/UEkfSCwgh_I/AAAAAAAABN0/_nGOIRoLPSQ/s1600/P1040329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rc33wII3EcY/UEkfSCwgh_I/AAAAAAAABN0/_nGOIRoLPSQ/s320/P1040329.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The two of us in our little excursion of trying to do all of Yellowstone in one day.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uO7aVkynB6Y/UEkfe-oEtqI/AAAAAAAABN8/IdQTdchZKyU/s1600/P1040336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uO7aVkynB6Y/UEkfe-oEtqI/AAAAAAAABN8/IdQTdchZKyU/s320/P1040336.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just a cool picture of one of Yellowstone's amazing features.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zhYqJCQ_bo8/UEkfsxT5BaI/AAAAAAAABOE/_zlzGUwaD08/s1600/P1040341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zhYqJCQ_bo8/UEkfsxT5BaI/AAAAAAAABOE/_zlzGUwaD08/s320/P1040341.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved the way this rock looked like it is moving and alive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uV9vHlztr54/UEkf7muK2tI/AAAAAAAABOM/T3WNzWoxiHk/s1600/P1040344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uV9vHlztr54/UEkf7muK2tI/AAAAAAAABOM/T3WNzWoxiHk/s320/P1040344.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We stopped for some ice cream in this little fort town</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QIzI7r76IUo/UEkgTIRl3lI/AAAAAAAABOc/QXijlubzoNc/s1600/P1040348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QIzI7r76IUo/UEkgTIRl3lI/AAAAAAAABOc/QXijlubzoNc/s320/P1040348.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are enjoying the warmth with our ice cream.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y-W4cYjG0zI/UEkgNVACGHI/AAAAAAAABOU/w1fpI9LXRlQ/s1600/P1040346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y-W4cYjG0zI/UEkgNVACGHI/AAAAAAAABOU/w1fpI9LXRlQ/s320/P1040346.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This mountain has several different layers to it, and the way the mountain&nbsp;eroded&nbsp;it shows the different layer beautifully.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BDZmRzQ9NeU/UEkgdUGAZ_I/AAAAAAAABOk/3UVHmhBbiGI/s1600/P1040352.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BDZmRzQ9NeU/UEkgdUGAZ_I/AAAAAAAABOk/3UVHmhBbiGI/s320/P1040352.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just think this rock looks like bat droppings.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HzTjEQMh-dQ/UEkguzmIWAI/AAAAAAAABOs/YyG8yqU0lxs/s1600/P1040354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HzTjEQMh-dQ/UEkguzmIWAI/AAAAAAAABOs/YyG8yqU0lxs/s320/P1040354.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved all the waterfalls we came across.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6kHzy8X5HNg/UEkhD-a0MfI/AAAAAAAABO0/BC82aV9SP2w/s1600/P1040360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6kHzy8X5HNg/UEkhD-a0MfI/AAAAAAAABO0/BC82aV9SP2w/s320/P1040360.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It the museum we went to there was a stamp to put in this museum &nbsp;passport, but we didn't have one, so we stamped it on ourselves. You can't see the date very well, but it was Aug 25, 2012</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6u66Dwbgndo/UEkhRUcII3I/AAAAAAAABO8/FAiALFaIbLU/s1600/P1040364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6u66Dwbgndo/UEkhRUcII3I/AAAAAAAABO8/FAiALFaIbLU/s320/P1040364.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the closest buffalo's we got to!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vMbuStQBL7Q/UEkhkm2hisI/AAAAAAAABPE/lx9AjlLuLao/s1600/P1040365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vMbuStQBL7Q/UEkhkm2hisI/AAAAAAAABPE/lx9AjlLuLao/s320/P1040365.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lower Falls, You can walk right up to it! It was amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jr1939PqtpM/UEkh0lGtcEI/AAAAAAAABPM/97AUsTsKc_g/s1600/P1040367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jr1939PqtpM/UEkh0lGtcEI/AAAAAAAABPM/97AUsTsKc_g/s320/P1040367.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The look from the top. You can see a rainbow being created because of the mist from the waterfall.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RDKz_Q5D82U/UEkh6htnvqI/AAAAAAAABPU/9p3D_xcsFyQ/s1600/P1040370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RDKz_Q5D82U/UEkh6htnvqI/AAAAAAAABPU/9p3D_xcsFyQ/s320/P1040370.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can't tell, but we were very high up! I was trying to capture it, but failed. I have a picture later for the other side of the valley to show how tall Lower Falls really is.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i76GeSu1Wq8/UEkia4A0cUI/AAAAAAAABPc/wx9fyBFuvag/s1600/P1040371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i76GeSu1Wq8/UEkia4A0cUI/AAAAAAAABPc/wx9fyBFuvag/s320/P1040371.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking at the beautiful valley&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5RRlwt5z65o/UEkiglecpJI/AAAAAAAABPk/VvFAOdjGDdc/s1600/P1040374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5RRlwt5z65o/UEkiglecpJI/AAAAAAAABPk/VvFAOdjGDdc/s320/P1040374.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me at Yellowstone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iMRY9YTHTM0/UEkimxQBLHI/AAAAAAAABPs/iQIY4TakkpU/s1600/P1040377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iMRY9YTHTM0/UEkimxQBLHI/AAAAAAAABPs/iQIY4TakkpU/s320/P1040377.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Christina being beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XzYk-aC6gDM/UEkirpmrzAI/AAAAAAAABP0/26g8ZQx85kM/s1600/P1040379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XzYk-aC6gDM/UEkirpmrzAI/AAAAAAAABP0/26g8ZQx85kM/s320/P1040379.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This valley is why Yellowstone got it's name, because of the yellow tint the rock take on.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wXZpcvGwB4I/UEkixbPzKwI/AAAAAAAABP8/DQFuSTnbPEc/s1600/P1040380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wXZpcvGwB4I/UEkixbPzKwI/AAAAAAAABP8/DQFuSTnbPEc/s320/P1040380.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you kinda see the double rainbow?&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2tFIJ_4KEdo/UEki-TqVUAI/AAAAAAAABQE/nOYC5__R86w/s1600/P1040383.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2tFIJ_4KEdo/UEki-TqVUAI/AAAAAAAABQE/nOYC5__R86w/s320/P1040383.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They had two balconies to see the Lower Falls. This is the upper one. You can see with the lower one you are right by the water!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sbRx7snJdR4/UEkjDwv1yaI/AAAAAAAABQM/FT_X2ux6e0M/s1600/P1040387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sbRx7snJdR4/UEkjDwv1yaI/AAAAAAAABQM/FT_X2ux6e0M/s320/P1040387.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the picture I took from the other side of the valley of Lower Falls!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPTbbXI24II/UEkjOcEupqI/AAAAAAAABQU/AEmCPIEZFjI/s1600/P1040394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPTbbXI24II/UEkjOcEupqI/AAAAAAAABQU/AEmCPIEZFjI/s320/P1040394.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Christina and I. When we asked some guy to take this picture he told us no. He then&nbsp;proceeded&nbsp;to point to another guy and say he is better at it. It kinda shocked us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YXtiiTJlJQw/UEkjbc2j_XI/AAAAAAAABQc/VKnh2ATAfVg/s1600/P1040396.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YXtiiTJlJQw/UEkjbc2j_XI/AAAAAAAABQc/VKnh2ATAfVg/s320/P1040396.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Old Faithful! It now goes off every 88 mins. It was amazing to be there. There was a couple behind us watching it, when it was done going off the husband turns to his wife and asked if she was happy now. She said yes and they could go home now. They had driven thousands of miles just to see Old Faithful! It was an awesome realization of how amazing this earth really is, and sharing it with other people is part of that awesomeness.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vhvsdv0YkKE/UEkjgUUwl7I/AAAAAAAABQk/nALY2P4dtws/s1600/P1040407.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vhvsdv0YkKE/UEkjgUUwl7I/AAAAAAAABQk/nALY2P4dtws/s320/P1040407.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So it turned out that it was Yellowstone's Christmas. Way back when some people got snowed in in August so they celebrated Christmas on August 25th. They still hold to that tradition to this day. Here is Christina writing what she recycles, one of the things Yellowstone does as part of there Christmas celebration.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Js-msfOceec/UEkjlIlvpdI/AAAAAAAABQs/pPegX-ltI5g/s1600/P1040413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Js-msfOceec/UEkjlIlvpdI/AAAAAAAABQs/pPegX-ltI5g/s320/P1040413.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another one of Christina's favorite features. It's called The Castle.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-roRJBss0d-0/UEkjrmMjmKI/AAAAAAAABQ0/gC1kBgKZtgw/s1600/P1040416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-roRJBss0d-0/UEkjrmMjmKI/AAAAAAAABQ0/gC1kBgKZtgw/s320/P1040416.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We were lucky enough to see Old Faithful and then run over to Castle to see it finish going off.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a8KNfrCohns/UEkjyAlGYpI/AAAAAAAABQ8/isoPpiXAZlc/s1600/P1040421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a8KNfrCohns/UEkjyAlGYpI/AAAAAAAABQ8/isoPpiXAZlc/s320/P1040421.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the hot springs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_yD77kQ9AJk/UEkj4eoqTPI/AAAAAAAABRE/Zm7vp6CTuas/s1600/P1040425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_yD77kQ9AJk/UEkj4eoqTPI/AAAAAAAABRE/Zm7vp6CTuas/s320/P1040425.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grand&nbsp;Prism.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_1LKMr0VN0g/UEkj8ug-zuI/AAAAAAAABRM/EN_-ZkfxgYU/s1600/P1040428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_1LKMr0VN0g/UEkj8ug-zuI/AAAAAAAABRM/EN_-ZkfxgYU/s320/P1040428.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is what it is looks like from the sky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MpO_JRInRm8/UEkkHHp-pqI/AAAAAAAABRU/RnnFyfEHlrw/s1600/P1040429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MpO_JRInRm8/UEkkHHp-pqI/AAAAAAAABRU/RnnFyfEHlrw/s320/P1040429.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved all the colors the earth produces from reacting with different minerals&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MJPND7cJvRo/UEkkNppfxsI/AAAAAAAABRc/sDL-2XalYOM/s1600/P1040435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MJPND7cJvRo/UEkkNppfxsI/AAAAAAAABRc/sDL-2XalYOM/s320/P1040435.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All in all this was an amazing day! we got so much done! It was awesome spending time with Christina and also Lori and her family! Great memories!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-11333156306255861502012-09-06T14:24:00.001-07:002012-09-06T14:24:15.616-07:00Change Date<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When Dianna and I first moved into the same room we had this jar of pennies, so we decided to collect all our change till the end of the summer and right before Dianna left me to go teach children in China we would go on a change date. The week before she left me we decided on the Longhorn Steakhouse&nbsp;restaurant to spend our change. It was so good! Here are the pictures to document it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dianna here, really really excited to be there!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NbUKoKI_eFI/UEkMhnDvrhI/AAAAAAAABIc/xoF-06wP-S8/s1600/P1040246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NbUKoKI_eFI/UEkMhnDvrhI/AAAAAAAABIc/xoF-06wP-S8/s320/P1040246.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Me enjoying the really good bread!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ByG8rB69KJQ/UEkMjzQK51I/AAAAAAAABIk/hvOVx5s84B4/s1600/P1040247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ByG8rB69KJQ/UEkMjzQK51I/AAAAAAAABIk/hvOVx5s84B4/s320/P1040247.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Here is Dianna with your steak and potato.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kd23MUdTOG0/UEkMoK2A6qI/AAAAAAAABI0/lF4zlfBye6E/s1600/P1040249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kd23MUdTOG0/UEkMoK2A6qI/AAAAAAAABI0/lF4zlfBye6E/s320/P1040249.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Me and my stake with a portabello mushroom on top. It was so good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2nVQOdnTtOE/UEkMqUPkdrI/AAAAAAAABI8/Rq4syTFiBrc/s1600/P1040250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2nVQOdnTtOE/UEkMqUPkdrI/AAAAAAAABI8/Rq4syTFiBrc/s320/P1040250.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;We went all out and got dessert!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4Agk1N8RQ9o/UEkMsvIGW2I/AAAAAAAABJE/kgYQpsGdvd8/s1600/P1040251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4Agk1N8RQ9o/UEkMsvIGW2I/AAAAAAAABJE/kgYQpsGdvd8/s320/P1040251.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Dianna LOVE chocolate and was really excited about it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qKiUtS1uKFo/UEkM2o3XcEI/AAAAAAAABJM/yh8zoW9RavE/s1600/P1040252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qKiUtS1uKFo/UEkM2o3XcEI/AAAAAAAABJM/yh8zoW9RavE/s320/P1040252.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a chocolate cake with chocolate mousse and chocolate topping, served with ice cream.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--9eh5vxWuIw/UEkM_ijDylI/AAAAAAAABJU/NlBBsHiQ3y0/s1600/P1040253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--9eh5vxWuIw/UEkM_ijDylI/AAAAAAAABJU/NlBBsHiQ3y0/s320/P1040253.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me enjoying the yumminess!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qHZ2ZBcz6CM/UEkNEC8qAvI/AAAAAAAABJc/bzL7RMMWrxc/s1600/P1040254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qHZ2ZBcz6CM/UEkNEC8qAvI/AAAAAAAABJc/bzL7RMMWrxc/s320/P1040254.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Counting out all the coins</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xdJJk50R3rY/UEkNH86aS_I/AAAAAAAABJk/HBFIOHGMhyY/s1600/P1040256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xdJJk50R3rY/UEkNH86aS_I/AAAAAAAABJk/HBFIOHGMhyY/s320/P1040256.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;To help myself we bundled the coins in sets&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LLqw6ONbM_w/UEkNMREE1gI/AAAAAAAABJs/ldl3FuBvG1s/s1600/P1040259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LLqw6ONbM_w/UEkNMREE1gI/AAAAAAAABJs/ldl3FuBvG1s/s320/P1040259.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Lots of coins, lots of counting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cGNXke_-GdM/UEkNROmqXOI/AAAAAAAABJ0/gddWHBUHMxw/s1600/P1040262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cGNXke_-GdM/UEkNROmqXOI/AAAAAAAABJ0/gddWHBUHMxw/s320/P1040262.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;I put them in a message for our waitress.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tROrZ-BJ_kM/UEkNV8lvKSI/AAAAAAAABJ8/fBrOb0nXt_Y/s1600/P1040264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tROrZ-BJ_kM/UEkNV8lvKSI/AAAAAAAABJ8/fBrOb0nXt_Y/s320/P1040264.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;The whole time Dianna was just laughing at me.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wIJ1cag12eQ/UEkNaOVCuDI/AAAAAAAABKE/FB9ljZrRWPg/s1600/P1040266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wIJ1cag12eQ/UEkNaOVCuDI/AAAAAAAABKE/FB9ljZrRWPg/s320/P1040266.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;I left a pass along card and a note for our little friend. I hope she enjoyed it or at least got a laugh out of it.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RRSQ-dIV4u8/UEkNffpSchI/AAAAAAAABKM/YbT5VibFH3Q/s1600/P1040267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RRSQ-dIV4u8/UEkNffpSchI/AAAAAAAABKM/YbT5VibFH3Q/s320/P1040267.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All in all I had a fabulous time! It was such good food and great company! Must do it again!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-43621480120018158052012-07-08T16:23:00.000-07:002012-07-18T12:24:51.510-07:00Candace's Trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every once in a while I get the chance to have my friend Candace come and visit me from Canada (she would be living here if she had the chance). This last time though she visited for a week, then left for about two weeks and then came back for a few days with her family! it was amazing! When she first got here we had the chance to visit Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach on the same day. At Blizzard my roommate Elizabeth met up with us and she had a waterproof camera so we got so cool pictures from that. This first one is riding the ski lift.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_S6Fr3f2r_8/T_oREIw876I/AAAAAAAABGw/I1GEM-CfyXY/s1600/blizzard+beach+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_S6Fr3f2r_8/T_oREIw876I/AAAAAAAABGw/I1GEM-CfyXY/s320/blizzard+beach+003.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are in line to ride Summit Plummit. It is a straight drop ride. Candace wouldn't go down it because she had gone down it the week before with some other friends.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1cxfBdclpZU/T_oRFOa5D8I/AAAAAAAABG4/S9GYYfRQpnQ/s1600/blizzard+beach+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1cxfBdclpZU/T_oRFOa5D8I/AAAAAAAABG4/S9GYYfRQpnQ/s320/blizzard+beach+007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A group shot with the view from the top of Summit Plummit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z_zGasHPRbs/T_oRHWp78xI/AAAAAAAABHI/R5pJqZcHtoE/s1600/blizzard+beach+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z_zGasHPRbs/T_oRHWp78xI/AAAAAAAABHI/R5pJqZcHtoE/s320/blizzard+beach+026.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the end of the family raft ride they had this "hidden mickey" up so we got the photopass person to take our picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OXNPQyPMlc8/T_oRId4b87I/AAAAAAAABHQ/f2FgJOfdvNE/s1600/blizzard+beach+038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OXNPQyPMlc8/T_oRId4b87I/AAAAAAAABHQ/f2FgJOfdvNE/s320/blizzard+beach+038.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Playing on the lazy river</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mHF4GijaTBY/T_oRJWHFLCI/AAAAAAAABHY/sz7T1n2DBGk/s1600/blizzard+beach+047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mHF4GijaTBY/T_oRJWHFLCI/AAAAAAAABHY/sz7T1n2DBGk/s320/blizzard+beach+047.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am on crazy person. I still have no clue where it comes from.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x7vkT6meG-c/T_oRKcIl53I/AAAAAAAABHg/gReSz-tRWSw/s1600/blizzard+beach+061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x7vkT6meG-c/T_oRKcIl53I/AAAAAAAABHg/gReSz-tRWSw/s320/blizzard+beach+061.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Candace wanted to just float along and was going to slow for me so I gave here a little push to get her caught up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KeJHEat0ZnU/T_oRLIVQ03I/AAAAAAAABHo/i929aGS5OKM/s1600/blizzard+beach+072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KeJHEat0ZnU/T_oRLIVQ03I/AAAAAAAABHo/i929aGS5OKM/s320/blizzard+beach+072.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Trying to take pictures under water. Here is Elizabeth's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zwWMphQRW2M/T_oRRbQvU6I/AAAAAAAABHw/6EuE4il2BcY/s1600/blizzard+beach+079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zwWMphQRW2M/T_oRRbQvU6I/AAAAAAAABHw/6EuE4il2BcY/s320/blizzard+beach+079.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Plugging our noses...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TMb7e3DP2Rk/T_oRSf9CWeI/AAAAAAAABH4/9Msm5FQW7CQ/s1600/blizzard+beach+080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TMb7e3DP2Rk/T_oRSf9CWeI/AAAAAAAABH4/9Msm5FQW7CQ/s320/blizzard+beach+080.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Trying to get all three of us in the photo...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ksCuHa51pSM/T_oRTBhoMwI/AAAAAAAABIA/rA6qsCIfk24/s1600/blizzard+beach+098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ksCuHa51pSM/T_oRTBhoMwI/AAAAAAAABIA/rA6qsCIfk24/s320/blizzard+beach+098.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love Candace's and my smiles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pxKEXh-DEks/T_oRYsTfB8I/AAAAAAAABII/wu9B9W7jQP4/s1600/blizzard+beach+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pxKEXh-DEks/T_oRYsTfB8I/AAAAAAAABII/wu9B9W7jQP4/s320/blizzard+beach+111.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sitting on the side of the lazy river.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R8434vZttK4/T_oRZiiOw7I/AAAAAAAABIQ/Dd3P0AMp3aA/s1600/blizzard+beach+114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R8434vZttK4/T_oRZiiOw7I/AAAAAAAABIQ/Dd3P0AMp3aA/s320/blizzard+beach+114.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After we finished Blizzard, Candace and I went out to the Cheesecake Factory. On the way there we saw this guy with and old school computer monitor on the back of is motorcycle.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1TAUDbFj2H4/T_oFPTvS5iI/AAAAAAAABDM/iN4A1LXzaNo/s1600/IMG_3039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1TAUDbFj2H4/T_oFPTvS5iI/AAAAAAAABDM/iN4A1LXzaNo/s320/IMG_3039.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you can't tell I got fried at the water parks! I was a lobster! But it was worth it! and the food that I got at the Cheesecake Factory was amazing! It was this&nbsp;Hawaiian&nbsp;salad thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ajlteayxv-I/T_oFWSDaXmI/AAAAAAAABDc/8d6wknoc5ac/s1600/IMG_3042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ajlteayxv-I/T_oFWSDaXmI/AAAAAAAABDc/8d6wknoc5ac/s320/IMG_3042.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Candace got a veggie burger with a fried mac&amp;cheese ball thing on top of it. It was good too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lAotGfmx_g4/T_oFZ8EfL-I/AAAAAAAABDk/ENOtYnbTh6I/s1600/IMG_3043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lAotGfmx_g4/T_oFZ8EfL-I/AAAAAAAABDk/ENOtYnbTh6I/s320/IMG_3043.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When ever Candace comes we always mark off at least one more Disney dinning from my list. This time it was Ohana's. We did breakfast. It was good. Here she is waiting with are buzzer.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dIt8lUqYs3M/T_n2Hii8vCI/AAAAAAAABAw/yWnAKR8KQ98/s1600/P1040167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dIt8lUqYs3M/T_n2Hii8vCI/AAAAAAAABAw/yWnAKR8KQ98/s320/P1040167.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Us together! we are so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BkOJZERaUTE/T_n2Opixi_I/AAAAAAAABA4/TIlobjFWvqk/s1600/P1040168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BkOJZERaUTE/T_n2Opixi_I/AAAAAAAABA4/TIlobjFWvqk/s320/P1040168.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">At our table. We got a very good seat by the window!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vEM8RzNPK7o/T_n2lMd3myI/AAAAAAAABBI/qKjC8OkB21o/s1600/P1040171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vEM8RzNPK7o/T_n2lMd3myI/AAAAAAAABBI/qKjC8OkB21o/s320/P1040171.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a character dining! Here Candace is with Stitch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-75Uhcm9Rxyw/T_oGWisUv3I/AAAAAAAABFc/Cbn1rHOh8Ok/s1600/IMG_3123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-75Uhcm9Rxyw/T_oGWisUv3I/AAAAAAAABFc/Cbn1rHOh8Ok/s320/IMG_3123.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me with Stitch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SFv7UZOAa4o/T_n2ogIgT4I/AAAAAAAABBQ/tG4ywP3iYHI/s1600/P1040172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SFv7UZOAa4o/T_n2ogIgT4I/AAAAAAAABBQ/tG4ywP3iYHI/s320/P1040172.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Both of us with Mickey Mouse!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OhCo1afDaHM/T_n2smNaOQI/AAAAAAAABBY/rKM0rXdOfoo/s1600/P1040173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OhCo1afDaHM/T_n2smNaOQI/AAAAAAAABBY/rKM0rXdOfoo/s320/P1040173.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was buffet style, but they brought it to your table and you picked from the choices. It was all very yummy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pj6AmXJMKyU/T_n2xTZ4Z0I/AAAAAAAABBg/9-FivYQKqps/s1600/P1040175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pj6AmXJMKyU/T_n2xTZ4Z0I/AAAAAAAABBg/9-FivYQKqps/s320/P1040175.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;Candace with our view.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7GyTP6H-TDg/T_oGZAN-O7I/AAAAAAAABFk/fjVYhgyna98/s1600/IMG_3129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7GyTP6H-TDg/T_oGZAN-O7I/AAAAAAAABFk/fjVYhgyna98/s320/IMG_3129.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lilo and I</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C3x_iihKmDs/T_n29BL3-vI/AAAAAAAABB4/mufULCfaS78/s1600/P1040180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C3x_iihKmDs/T_n29BL3-vI/AAAAAAAABB4/mufULCfaS78/s320/P1040180.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">After breakfast we hopped on the monorail to go to Epcot. Candace really wanted to get on the Advengers monorail and we almost didn't make it but once we told the guy we really wanted to ride it he let us on. We even got on the Hawkeye one, Candace's favorite!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v1UltRqTMtk/T_oGosnJXjI/AAAAAAAABF8/29_rnHm--HE/s1600/IMG_3137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v1UltRqTMtk/T_oGosnJXjI/AAAAAAAABF8/29_rnHm--HE/s320/IMG_3137.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They had a Brave station set up. When we were trying to take this picture it started to rain. You can see the people running to try and get out of the rain.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yzXIZMuUO2w/T_n3CfY1YqI/AAAAAAAABCI/oJxEUlK7keM/s1600/P1040186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yzXIZMuUO2w/T_n3CfY1YqI/AAAAAAAABCI/oJxEUlK7keM/s320/P1040186.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here I am after taking the picture with the Brave sign and running for shelter.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QBU1GsFzZ6w/T_n3GVS0DWI/AAAAAAAABCQ/hTWUyZ9MAQw/s1600/P1040188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QBU1GsFzZ6w/T_n3GVS0DWI/AAAAAAAABCQ/hTWUyZ9MAQw/s320/P1040188.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hanging out in Canada! I made us try on these hats!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7_pntPTHjSo/T_oGjkBcMeI/AAAAAAAABFs/tv7UjbPpO8Y/s1600/IMG_3130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7_pntPTHjSo/T_oGjkBcMeI/AAAAAAAABFs/tv7UjbPpO8Y/s320/IMG_3130.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Candace is in love with this band that plays in the UK named&nbsp;British&nbsp;Revolution.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-izVKHY9hgqA/T_n3K4nHTkI/AAAAAAAABCY/YrElMh1gQHc/s1600/P1040190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-izVKHY9hgqA/T_n3K4nHTkI/AAAAAAAABCY/YrElMh1gQHc/s320/P1040190.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here they are playing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8yNnguT7ZcI/T_n3Lea167I/AAAAAAAABCg/7sNV0bVWfns/s1600/P1040191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8yNnguT7ZcI/T_n3Lea167I/AAAAAAAABCg/7sNV0bVWfns/s320/P1040191.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is made out of sand! I am impressed with what Disney does sometimes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qj0qhtVsRTw/T_n3POIBfDI/AAAAAAAABCo/i0IE2y4QF2Q/s1600/P1040193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qj0qhtVsRTw/T_n3POIBfDI/AAAAAAAABCo/i0IE2y4QF2Q/s320/P1040193.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of our nights in we wanted popcorn. I remebered someone giving me this package with a dried out corn cob and a paper bag where you put the cob in the bag and pop it for a few minutes and it turns out great. So we tried it.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ILIHjozPPWE/T_oFmHCx-eI/AAAAAAAABEE/4DSUTlxIdYo/s1600/IMG_3061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ILIHjozPPWE/T_oFmHCx-eI/AAAAAAAABEE/4DSUTlxIdYo/s320/IMG_3061.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It turned out being amazing! now I need to find out how to get my hands on more of it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1aP6r6M3miI/T_oFo9Kl2KI/AAAAAAAABEM/GyZ6fz6znGA/s1600/IMG_3062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1aP6r6M3miI/T_oFo9Kl2KI/AAAAAAAABEM/GyZ6fz6znGA/s320/IMG_3062.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me cooking in my kitchen. I was making pizza.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hJKzZleoobo/T_oFvGoZDaI/AAAAAAAABEc/sEKOv59--8U/s1600/IMG_3093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hJKzZleoobo/T_oFvGoZDaI/AAAAAAAABEc/sEKOv59--8U/s320/IMG_3093.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My roommate Elizabeth made pot roast a few night before and said we could eat some, so we decided to put it on our pizza. It ended up being amazing! It is probably one of my new favorite pizzas!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMMj9ypYOyw/T_oFx_0DjYI/AAAAAAAABEk/OQv6jNp6ZuM/s1600/IMG_3094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMMj9ypYOyw/T_oFx_0DjYI/AAAAAAAABEk/OQv6jNp6ZuM/s320/IMG_3094.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Playing hand and foot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zl_o_TYrjTM/T_oF0jK2HfI/AAAAAAAABEs/pVNoWniOBDI/s1600/IMG_3095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zl_o_TYrjTM/T_oF0jK2HfI/AAAAAAAABEs/pVNoWniOBDI/s320/IMG_3095.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;One of our last days together we went to Hollywood Studios and ate at Mama Melrose's to eat. Candace got pizza</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eHx67wmoJ-Y/T_oF782GcII/AAAAAAAABE8/OaD2uArmYUQ/s1600/IMG_3104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eHx67wmoJ-Y/T_oF782GcII/AAAAAAAABE8/OaD2uArmYUQ/s320/IMG_3104.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And she got her first drink at Disney. (funny story about that one, but we wont get into that.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-74K0COWHziQ/T_oF4woL1bI/AAAAAAAABE0/P26uTpb9hRA/s1600/IMG_3101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-74K0COWHziQ/T_oF4woL1bI/AAAAAAAABE0/P26uTpb9hRA/s320/IMG_3101.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I got pasta. It was way good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u_7RonBXURc/T_oF-YNS3II/AAAAAAAABFE/yhKELG2i6MM/s1600/IMG_3105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u_7RonBXURc/T_oF-YNS3II/AAAAAAAABFE/yhKELG2i6MM/s320/IMG_3105.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When we were walking to go draw I randomly spotted the evil queen hanging out, so Candace took a picture with her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRdwvA0rI8A/T_oGCOrKlJI/AAAAAAAABFM/LkS3JZ9E2nc/s1600/IMG_3106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRdwvA0rI8A/T_oGCOrKlJI/AAAAAAAABFM/LkS3JZ9E2nc/s320/IMG_3106.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Drawing class! One of my favorite things to do!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cSgt_lz_-DQ/T_oFjoTo4DI/AAAAAAAABD8/AMJ-PgG3gdw/s1600/IMG_3058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cSgt_lz_-DQ/T_oFjoTo4DI/AAAAAAAABD8/AMJ-PgG3gdw/s320/IMG_3058.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I was at work Candace went to Star Tours weekend and meet Darth Mall. She wanted to look scary, but she was so intimidated by him she just looks almost bored.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ElEGZeYRwL0/T_oFdOPjTTI/AAAAAAAABDs/01lnE9DxRXA/s1600/IMG_3046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ElEGZeYRwL0/T_oFdOPjTTI/AAAAAAAABDs/01lnE9DxRXA/s320/IMG_3046.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here she is with her future husband, Prince Naveen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_t-ZmKE7eIQ/T_oFr9nnw5I/AAAAAAAABEU/XxIabnDoZ6o/s1600/IMG_3090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_t-ZmKE7eIQ/T_oFr9nnw5I/AAAAAAAABEU/XxIabnDoZ6o/s320/IMG_3090.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We always have this list of things we have to do when she comes, and one of them is throw coins in the toll booths!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ynDHGHza6wY/T_oGrPRq5KI/AAAAAAAABGE/gViOOqk5Lbk/s1600/IMG_3144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ynDHGHza6wY/T_oGrPRq5KI/AAAAAAAABGE/gViOOqk5Lbk/s320/IMG_3144.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It took us a long time to find one, but we were so happy when we did!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A3nIK26V3QY/T_oGtWTkAnI/AAAAAAAABGM/bqpy5PrdpDc/s1600/IMG_3145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A3nIK26V3QY/T_oGtWTkAnI/AAAAAAAABGM/bqpy5PrdpDc/s320/IMG_3145.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eat Corn dogs! another thing on our list!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fb1mueY8-zg/T_oGvsATvOI/AAAAAAAABGU/PYkKBqairVI/s1600/IMG_3146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fb1mueY8-zg/T_oGvsATvOI/AAAAAAAABGU/PYkKBqairVI/s320/IMG_3146.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We both got these way cool mugs. Mine is the green on in the background</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0XlAtjvZiVI/T_oGycePhBI/AAAAAAAABGc/uSYuDSmCqMY/s1600/IMG_3147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0XlAtjvZiVI/T_oGycePhBI/AAAAAAAABGc/uSYuDSmCqMY/s320/IMG_3147.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last night playing hand and foot. I am looking something up on my phone, I am not sure what though.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R27d5OnJKF8/T_oG022ywHI/AAAAAAAABGk/SSotVa1cDh8/s1600/IMG_3148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R27d5OnJKF8/T_oG022ywHI/AAAAAAAABGk/SSotVa1cDh8/s320/IMG_3148.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a few weeks later when Candace came with her family. They were staying in Pop Century so one night we went next door to Art of Animation to play cards in one of the cozy cones in the Car's section.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S91AmN3b-Ug/T_n3RhMAz9I/AAAAAAAABCw/NLn_YPK2uqg/s1600/P1040241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S91AmN3b-Ug/T_n3RhMAz9I/AAAAAAAABCw/NLn_YPK2uqg/s320/P1040241.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0DzntJOCI3c/T_n3U9fE2ZI/AAAAAAAABC4/LMOE208N3u0/s1600/P1040242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0DzntJOCI3c/T_n3U9fE2ZI/AAAAAAAABC4/LMOE208N3u0/s320/P1040242.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is me and my fiancee....Naw, I just like him for his body! I love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HCjl2jLu_g0/T_n3XtSMl7I/AAAAAAAABDA/RoB1UPMFIwA/s1600/P1040245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HCjl2jLu_g0/T_n3XtSMl7I/AAAAAAAABDA/RoB1UPMFIwA/s320/P1040245.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;I always have so much fun when Candace comes to visit! I can't wait for the next time, but&nbsp;hopefully&nbsp;the next time we are together I am in Canada with her!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-51413233000335620342012-06-10T20:46:00.000-07:002012-06-10T20:46:06.401-07:00Florida Summer Lighting Storms!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight my roommate and I were minding our own business when a huge lighting storm come upon us. There were huge lightning strikes and so many of them that it gave a strobe light effect. It was&nbsp;AMAZING! Here is a little taste of what it was like. I love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-picasa-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iJti0a-uhKc/T9VpCvKfZWI/AAAAAAAABAQ/RVXZWjqH6JM/s1600/P1040236.MOV"><param name="movie" value="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fredirector.googlevideo.com%2Fvideoplayback%3Fid%3D1951b8b4fb0e5b77%26itag%3D18%26source%3Dpicasa%26cmo%3Dsensitive_content%253Dyes%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1339407723%26sparams%3Did%2Citag%2Csource%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Cexpire%26signature%3DD50051656A80F35DE8C68044CF6689034E613C8.C42E72EAA3F97CE3C37E49DDEFB2E59AD890CBFD%26key%3Dlh1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fredirector.googlevideo.com%2Fvideoplayback%3Fid%3D1951b8b4fb0e5b77%26itag%3D18%26source%3Dpicasa%26cmo%3Dsensitive_content%253Dyes%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1339407723%26sparams%3Did%2Citag%2Csource%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Cexpire%26signature%3DD50051656A80F35DE8C68044CF6689034E613C8.C42E72EAA3F97CE3C37E49DDEFB2E59AD890CBFD%26key%3Dlh1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is my roommate and I enjoying the weather!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-btqgz4T2hVY/T9VOWdjH0EI/AAAAAAAABAE/JinFWdb1RcI/s1600/P1040238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-btqgz4T2hVY/T9VOWdjH0EI/AAAAAAAABAE/JinFWdb1RcI/s320/P1040238.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span id="goog_1139059780"></span><span id="goog_1139059781"></span>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-46285185193969536152012-05-31T16:56:00.000-07:002012-05-31T16:56:01.685-07:00Disney's Art Of Animation Resort<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My roommate Elizabeth got Full Time at Walt Disney World's newest resort Art of Animation as a front desk cast member. It opened today May 31, 2012. But she is an amazing person and got a test room during before it actually opened. Of course she invited us to to join her. It was truly amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stayed in one of the family suits. It&nbsp;accommodates&nbsp;up to 6 people, but there was only 4 of us. We stayed in the Finding Nemo building. There will also be Cars, Lion King and Little Mermaid, but those are still under&nbsp;construction&nbsp;and will be opening soon. &nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here Elizabeth is in the master bedroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m86tQy7STK0/T8WsHU0LI5I/AAAAAAAAA3M/or9LFaXKO8c/s1600/P1040059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m86tQy7STK0/T8WsHU0LI5I/AAAAAAAAA3M/or9LFaXKO8c/s320/P1040059.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the living room, the couch pulls out to be a bed (as you will see later in one of the photos) and it is actually really comfortable! Oh, and that is Dianna in the picture doing her hair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZWN6nIRNL3o/T8WsLshiwcI/AAAAAAAAA3U/A1R9ybdOkwA/s1600/P1040060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZWN6nIRNL3o/T8WsLshiwcI/AAAAAAAAA3U/A1R9ybdOkwA/s320/P1040060.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is one of the bathrooms. The Mirror says "Fish are friends..." it does not finish the quote of "not food" because they serve fish in the quick service&nbsp;restaurant&nbsp;there.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WdCc8O6jGqo/T8WsRLgTexI/AAAAAAAAA3g/yNeTSWWSS8g/s1600/P1040061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WdCc8O6jGqo/T8WsRLgTexI/AAAAAAAAA3g/yNeTSWWSS8g/s320/P1040061.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Outside of the building are the seagulls from the movie. They were suppose to say "mine, mine" but they decided that it would be to annoying for the guest close to the stairwell.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k61iCcTDUlg/T8WsZYmYqSI/AAAAAAAAA3o/RN2_gwzyMZ4/s1600/P1040062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k61iCcTDUlg/T8WsZYmYqSI/AAAAAAAAA3o/RN2_gwzyMZ4/s320/P1040062.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is The Drop Off, which is the bar. Kids shouldn't be taking to the drop off as Marlin so nicely puts in the movie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C2hyQMp62p8/T8WscyyezpI/AAAAAAAAA3w/i3t3fRxk8ec/s1600/P1040064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C2hyQMp62p8/T8WscyyezpI/AAAAAAAAA3w/i3t3fRxk8ec/s320/P1040064.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the Big Blue Pool. It is the biggest pool in the resort. Also it is gated, so only the guest at this resort can enjoy it, a room key is required to unlock it. It is really cool, there is music that plays under water. Also Nemo and friends talk to you every once in a while. I was the only one to here them do so while we were there. It was way cool!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZFpKvSbMWcQ/T8WshwUN0lI/AAAAAAAAA38/SV0RQH5pdEg/s1600/P1040065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZFpKvSbMWcQ/T8WshwUN0lI/AAAAAAAAA38/SV0RQH5pdEg/s320/P1040065.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dianna and Elizabeth got there before I arrived so Elizabeth showed Dianna around and then Dianna showed me around.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g621Ej5LGdE/T8WsllElc-I/AAAAAAAAA4E/CXOf7gDAkuE/s1600/P1040066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g621Ej5LGdE/T8WsllElc-I/AAAAAAAAA4E/CXOf7gDAkuE/s320/P1040066.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They had these up around the main entry way. It is really cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ie2dZUGTi_I/T8WspD3xydI/AAAAAAAAA4M/Rf-HnZJBXRw/s1600/P1040067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ie2dZUGTi_I/T8WspD3xydI/AAAAAAAAA4M/Rf-HnZJBXRw/s320/P1040067.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Front Desk area. This is Elizabeth's new domain.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-46sid30MX2g/T8WswRlADuI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/8ix_XLsxyZ4/s1600/P1040069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-46sid30MX2g/T8WswRlADuI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/8ix_XLsxyZ4/s320/P1040069.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me&nbsp;posing&nbsp;with some of the drawings.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ltpQdMHbMuM/T8WszFVBL4I/AAAAAAAAA4g/y0O0Fju9mmc/s1600/P1040072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ltpQdMHbMuM/T8WszFVBL4I/AAAAAAAAA4g/y0O0Fju9mmc/s320/P1040072.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hadn't eaten in a while and was hungry and wanted a snack before our dinner time, so Dianna and I went to buy something. She found this cupcake and wanted it, so we got it to split.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GTw5UJOiuY0/T8Ws1uj5xfI/AAAAAAAAA4o/oFWM4K3BII4/s1600/P1040076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GTw5UJOiuY0/T8Ws1uj5xfI/AAAAAAAAA4o/oFWM4K3BII4/s320/P1040076.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted something a little healthier before the cupcake so I got me some of my great greek yogurt! It was yummy!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ihhQUgS73l4/T8Ws30fLONI/AAAAAAAAA4w/VgwUD9kDoJM/s1600/P1040077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ihhQUgS73l4/T8Ws30fLONI/AAAAAAAAA4w/VgwUD9kDoJM/s320/P1040077.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dianna loves Lion King so she had to pose in front of the Lion King section. This was the best we could get though, you can kinda see Simba in the background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AxdgzvVNAdE/T8Ws-obc7lI/AAAAAAAAA44/01q96mihILQ/s1600/P1040080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AxdgzvVNAdE/T8Ws-obc7lI/AAAAAAAAA44/01q96mihILQ/s320/P1040080.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Showing it all off!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P5DJUx1-iB8/T8WtBq8fyPI/AAAAAAAAA5E/2I_F6yqM7WI/s1600/P1040083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P5DJUx1-iB8/T8WtBq8fyPI/AAAAAAAAA5E/2I_F6yqM7WI/s320/P1040083.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the sides they had sketches of different characters. Dianna was&nbsp;mimicking Timon.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mRpyQa-2EvI/T8WtHWeBD8I/AAAAAAAAA5M/_X0w50f8diE/s1600/P1040085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mRpyQa-2EvI/T8WtHWeBD8I/AAAAAAAAA5M/_X0w50f8diE/s320/P1040085.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Both of us with Timon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jTrwNRSHSl0/T8WtKZzhCZI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/dhjMrRO6ns8/s1600/P1040086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jTrwNRSHSl0/T8WtKZzhCZI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/dhjMrRO6ns8/s320/P1040086.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ends of the buildings where notepads with&nbsp;characters&nbsp;drawn on them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nBypgPVNpcE/T8WtNQL8IhI/AAAAAAAAA5g/xDVhfKB6-U0/s1600/P1040092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nBypgPVNpcE/T8WtNQL8IhI/AAAAAAAAA5g/xDVhfKB6-U0/s320/P1040092.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They had random facts on signs so Dianna and I posed with them.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g-ZiIRDsj5U/T8WtWP9u-XI/AAAAAAAAA5s/Z5EuvliM2vo/s1600/P1040094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g-ZiIRDsj5U/T8WtWP9u-XI/AAAAAAAAA5s/Z5EuvliM2vo/s320/P1040094.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Who would have guest? Not me..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bh3y-qxrCOM/T8WtbKfo8uI/AAAAAAAAA50/yKFJRx5pAxc/s1600/P1040095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bh3y-qxrCOM/T8WtbKfo8uI/AAAAAAAAA50/yKFJRx5pAxc/s320/P1040095.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Squirt and I hanging out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_gOjciX9Zyk/T8Wth4stbEI/AAAAAAAAA58/74bDjgbW-ws/s1600/P1040097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_gOjciX9Zyk/T8Wth4stbEI/AAAAAAAAA58/74bDjgbW-ws/s320/P1040097.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dianna and I playing on the slides&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DdV2H8-6zIY/T8Wt9G-clxI/AAAAAAAAA6I/lyijGpBgZEg/s1600/P1040098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DdV2H8-6zIY/T8Wt9G-clxI/AAAAAAAAA6I/lyijGpBgZEg/s320/P1040098.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ray way in front of our building so we took a picture with him. After I got this picture Dianna and I both said this would be a great profile picture. I guess great minds think alike. But I do love this picture!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tEFF11Ffgm8/T8WuLnTd90I/AAAAAAAAA6U/G0hKvPKwAZ0/s1600/P1040103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tEFF11Ffgm8/T8WuLnTd90I/AAAAAAAAA6U/G0hKvPKwAZ0/s320/P1040103.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The next set of buildings that will be opening up will be Cars. They had a tour set up to see some of the rooms in this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VAXT_wrpr8c/T8WuPCI-bBI/AAAAAAAAA6c/gW3zabHgREA/s1600/P1040105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VAXT_wrpr8c/T8WuPCI-bBI/AAAAAAAAA6c/gW3zabHgREA/s320/P1040105.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see Radiator Springs all set up and ready to go! They even have the Cozy Cone Motel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--WzWQPGkX8Q/T8WuYjy-jlI/AAAAAAAAA6k/sEAeh7ohOcQ/s1600/P1040106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--WzWQPGkX8Q/T8WuYjy-jlI/AAAAAAAAA6k/sEAeh7ohOcQ/s320/P1040106.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Doc Hudson.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H1nQgJyh-xc/T8WvcEty7FI/AAAAAAAAA6w/zndprjSIN9I/s1600/P1040109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H1nQgJyh-xc/T8WvcEty7FI/AAAAAAAAA6w/zndprjSIN9I/s320/P1040109.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Both Dianna and I with the Doc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ypegGOO-Fnw/T8WvkKXpPAI/AAAAAAAAA64/_D4Xg-USaQA/s1600/P1040111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ypegGOO-Fnw/T8WvkKXpPAI/AAAAAAAAA64/_D4Xg-USaQA/s320/P1040111.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My failed attempt at taking a cute picture of both of us with the sign for Radiator Springs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GYUlwlrdNGw/T8Wv43Jdd8I/AAAAAAAAA7E/-im_yE631bM/s1600/P1040113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GYUlwlrdNGw/T8Wv43Jdd8I/AAAAAAAAA7E/-im_yE631bM/s320/P1040113.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Guido was on the side of the Cars building. I love Guido! You can see they are a progression photo shot. So it looks like Guido is juggling the tires.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gaIJu6sAcbc/T8WwQ15RpfI/AAAAAAAAA7M/Hguy2XTGmnc/s1600/P1040115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gaIJu6sAcbc/T8WwQ15RpfI/AAAAAAAAA7M/Hguy2XTGmnc/s320/P1040115.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The table in the rooms in the front dinning area pulls down to be a bed (this is the bed that I slept on in the Finding Nemo suit we were in), but I loved that they had Mator sleeping there.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QTpwOiND2u0/T8WwVb9f8SI/AAAAAAAAA7U/Df8aPDqDVM0/s1600/P1040123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QTpwOiND2u0/T8WwVb9f8SI/AAAAAAAAA7U/Df8aPDqDVM0/s320/P1040123.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I got a kick out of the shower curtain. It is Red spraying off McQueen to clean him.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EDNdN8k0FoU/T8WwpKf0tNI/AAAAAAAAA7g/gM4OuKnPKig/s1600/P1040124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EDNdN8k0FoU/T8WwpKf0tNI/AAAAAAAAA7g/gM4OuKnPKig/s320/P1040124.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As part of the room they gave us meal tickets to eat at the quick service. We had to get certain things to eat, but it was good all the same. Here is our lovely array of food.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qw99_mt0vv8/T8WwvRCaMBI/AAAAAAAAA7o/XLaH51U15oQ/s1600/P1040130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qw99_mt0vv8/T8WwvRCaMBI/AAAAAAAAA7o/XLaH51U15oQ/s320/P1040130.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A create your own pasta, which Had whole wheat&nbsp;Linguine with pesto sauce,&nbsp;sausage,&nbsp;broccoli, and sun-dried tomatoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c-3PNfe0LUM/T8Ww1QQ-FlI/AAAAAAAAA7w/AONbszpXE5k/s1600/P1040131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c-3PNfe0LUM/T8Ww1QQ-FlI/AAAAAAAAA7w/AONbszpXE5k/s320/P1040131.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A create your own salad, which was&nbsp;basically a ceaser salad with shrimp on it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yuws7Ze_szg/T8Ww7Hi_6jI/AAAAAAAAA78/toNMAbPeneg/s1600/P1040132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yuws7Ze_szg/T8Ww7Hi_6jI/AAAAAAAAA78/toNMAbPeneg/s320/P1040132.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I forgot what this was called, but it was shrimp and tofu with naan bread</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xW1px9B3a9Q/T8WxGAjckjI/AAAAAAAAA8I/gwhMj0dwPuU/s1600/P1040133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xW1px9B3a9Q/T8WxGAjckjI/AAAAAAAAA8I/gwhMj0dwPuU/s320/P1040133.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mahi Mahi with Squash&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zjTvsS2PN5M/T8WxMY3JpeI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/9-Whg3u-bWM/s1600/P1040134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zjTvsS2PN5M/T8WxMY3JpeI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/9-Whg3u-bWM/s320/P1040134.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are all our desserts that we shared. They were all good, but I was pretty stuffed after dinner!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZePG1XoAyA/T8WxWrkCvyI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/aDcSYN3yS3I/s1600/P1040135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZePG1XoAyA/T8WxWrkCvyI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/aDcSYN3yS3I/s320/P1040135.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth enjoying the dessert.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_7gTp7U91E/T8WxbuyDgdI/AAAAAAAAA8g/TGfRSuWRqDM/s1600/P1040136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_7gTp7U91E/T8WxbuyDgdI/AAAAAAAAA8g/TGfRSuWRqDM/s320/P1040136.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just hanging out in the room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W6TZ5l8FXXA/T8Wxj-MyRRI/AAAAAAAAA8o/29n7Xa5Wzrw/s1600/P1040137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W6TZ5l8FXXA/T8Wxj-MyRRI/AAAAAAAAA8o/29n7Xa5Wzrw/s320/P1040137.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lona finally got off work and joined us. Here she is with Mr Ray.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-djfwAtTraNI/T8Wxx0ukRNI/AAAAAAAAA8w/5et3a2m_AtE/s1600/P1040141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-djfwAtTraNI/T8Wxx0ukRNI/AAAAAAAAA8w/5et3a2m_AtE/s320/P1040141.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was dark, but we are with Crush.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4qxPmk66HYQ/T8WyFPSfYbI/AAAAAAAAA84/aW2uEND7q4o/s1600/P1040145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4qxPmk66HYQ/T8WyFPSfYbI/AAAAAAAAA84/aW2uEND7q4o/s320/P1040145.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the hall ways of the buildings there were these murals, so Lona and I took turns taking pictures with them. Here she is trying to catch a ride with Mr Ray.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mhdu7RjF5Dc/T8WyKuYTKSI/AAAAAAAAA9A/_yLJAtW_wLA/s1600/P1040149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mhdu7RjF5Dc/T8WyKuYTKSI/AAAAAAAAA9A/_yLJAtW_wLA/s320/P1040149.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me hanging out with the seagulls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pRc56Yh2OGA/T8WyNduKpFI/AAAAAAAAA9I/CFj6n4arPeM/s1600/P1040150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pRc56Yh2OGA/T8WyNduKpFI/AAAAAAAAA9I/CFj6n4arPeM/s320/P1040150.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lona loves Dori!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L_YSOVuMbKw/T8WyWzQwzlI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/QeYKHTER69E/s1600/P1040151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L_YSOVuMbKw/T8WyWzQwzlI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/QeYKHTER69E/s320/P1040151.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I touched the butt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W2cbA2VGM08/T8WymNTkY5I/AAAAAAAAA9Y/yKrOFju7sws/s1600/P1040154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W2cbA2VGM08/T8WymNTkY5I/AAAAAAAAA9Y/yKrOFju7sws/s320/P1040154.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lounging around in the room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HiIdQADC3f4/T8WypKlz5lI/AAAAAAAAA9g/v0GSwqT8cgw/s1600/P1040155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HiIdQADC3f4/T8WypKlz5lI/AAAAAAAAA9g/v0GSwqT8cgw/s320/P1040155.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All of us together!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8pfZLgFcwZs/T8WyugpKQjI/AAAAAAAAA9o/ggXH6O2tVcI/s1600/P1040157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8pfZLgFcwZs/T8WyugpKQjI/AAAAAAAAA9o/ggXH6O2tVcI/s320/P1040157.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Roommates! We are so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bt-pdaxFIUk/T8Wy2Rjf_CI/AAAAAAAAA9w/TODWRObF1iQ/s1600/P1040158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bt-pdaxFIUk/T8Wy2Rjf_CI/AAAAAAAAA9w/TODWRObF1iQ/s320/P1040158.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We decided to watch a movie, but part way into it Elizabeth went to bed, and then a little bit after that Dianna went to bed, so it ended up that Lona and I were the only ones who watched it.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PV_EvXdB-mY/T8WzE2SyT5I/AAAAAAAAA94/1Sl3pXd6tqQ/s1600/P1040160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PV_EvXdB-mY/T8WzE2SyT5I/AAAAAAAAA94/1Sl3pXd6tqQ/s320/P1040160.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth chilling on the pull out bed. (which was really comfy)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zJcaAQjhorc/T8WzeB6Ij7I/AAAAAAAAA-A/aHkKwjufPNU/s1600/P1040161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zJcaAQjhorc/T8WzeB6Ij7I/AAAAAAAAA-A/aHkKwjufPNU/s320/P1040161.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lona just goofing off!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SH8uiQSTvN8/T8WziDVtUrI/AAAAAAAAA-I/xJu59tUUJJE/s1600/P1040162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SH8uiQSTvN8/T8WziDVtUrI/AAAAAAAAA-I/xJu59tUUJJE/s320/P1040162.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is my breakfast. I had the viggie breakfast sandwich with a pineapple smoothie and I got the eclair and Fuze, but ate those later that day for snack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-56azEj9HbIM/T8W0D4Hh3ZI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/MKrwp0cXH0I/s1600/P1040163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-56azEj9HbIM/T8W0D4Hh3ZI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/MKrwp0cXH0I/s320/P1040163.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dianna and Lona with their breakfasts!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xwYCWKCDZnI/T8W0TeBgCnI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/W--SYNtU9oo/s1600/P1040164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xwYCWKCDZnI/T8W0TeBgCnI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/W--SYNtU9oo/s320/P1040164.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lona got a build your own omelet&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1SQHSsYK-7g/T8W0a70K6aI/AAAAAAAAA-g/ffRp-T7YiF8/s1600/P1040165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1SQHSsYK-7g/T8W0a70K6aI/AAAAAAAAA-g/ffRp-T7YiF8/s320/P1040165.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dianna with her breakfast. It was the breakfast platter which had eggs, bacon, potato wedges and naan bread.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t9XB73Qxm4c/T8W0lWjve5I/AAAAAAAAA-o/FPuhQBGEx6k/s1600/P1040166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t9XB73Qxm4c/T8W0lWjve5I/AAAAAAAAA-o/FPuhQBGEx6k/s320/P1040166.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elizabeth didn't eat with us, but she got chocolate chip pancakes.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was amazing experience! Thank you Elizabeth for working there so we could enjoy this wonderful night! This resort is amazing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823676757143595735.post-5959404836643982012-05-30T18:26:00.000-07:002012-05-30T18:26:02.078-07:00Elizabeth's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On May 5th Elizabeth had a birthday! We had to celebrate, so we headed over to Magic Kingdom to ride some rides and watch Wishes (which is her favorite firework show at Disney)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are on the monorail heading into Magic Kingdom. We were very excited. We tried to monorail surf and just messing around. It was all fun and games, then people got onto the monorail with us. Being just hyped up we still messed around. There was an older couple that got on that we started talking to. They were getting a kick out of us, they said we should get payed to ride the monorail and entertain people.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qJKzkRladq4/T8WjAJ3-lcI/AAAAAAAAA0s/8AM0j5Ml0ow/s1600/P1030936.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qJKzkRladq4/T8WjAJ3-lcI/AAAAAAAAA0s/8AM0j5Ml0ow/s320/P1030936.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Elizabeth holding on for dear life as we sail on the highway in the sky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EJJhed3tIho/T8WjIQN8-0I/AAAAAAAAA00/NHn2K9fMMNQ/s1600/P1030938.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EJJhed3tIho/T8WjIQN8-0I/AAAAAAAAA00/NHn2K9fMMNQ/s320/P1030938.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Not wanting anyone in our same car.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NJv6yEfop7M/T8WjTAVMogI/AAAAAAAAA08/Ve7H3O2YwHM/s1600/P1030940.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NJv6yEfop7M/T8WjTAVMogI/AAAAAAAAA08/Ve7H3O2YwHM/s320/P1030940.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Let the Memories begin! A start of a great year for Elizabeth!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-svVCk_cjcj4/T8Wja7trvuI/AAAAAAAAA1E/v1iTmZRuwkM/s1600/P1030941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-svVCk_cjcj4/T8Wja7trvuI/AAAAAAAAA1E/v1iTmZRuwkM/s320/P1030941.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;All three of us</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oUCmTJigSKA/T8WjjoojesI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/UaMeSaf9Qxg/s1600/P1030945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oUCmTJigSKA/T8WjjoojesI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/UaMeSaf9Qxg/s320/P1030945.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;In front of the castle. I was trying to take a picture with my&nbsp;excellent talent of the one arm camera picture taking technique, but then the Photopass guy that was there offered to take the picture. It was funny. He said it was Facebook profile picture worthy. We were suppose to add him as a friend and tag him in it, but I couldn't find him. oh well...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VbNWR3cAcXg/T8WjzPBPqgI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/U_v6WSVTzYM/s1600/P1030951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VbNWR3cAcXg/T8WjzPBPqgI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/U_v6WSVTzYM/s320/P1030951.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Messing around in the Swiss Family Treehouse</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--tc4cfN1SKE/T8Wj4sXhLwI/AAAAAAAAA1g/U6ZA_sqPU4Q/s1600/P1030955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--tc4cfN1SKE/T8Wj4sXhLwI/AAAAAAAAA1g/U6ZA_sqPU4Q/s320/P1030955.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;At the top of the treehouse we had an awesome view of the castle so we stopped to get a picture with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zBL5rmUBNmQ/T8Wj-JI--WI/AAAAAAAAA1o/tRP-94H52dk/s1600/P1030957.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zBL5rmUBNmQ/T8Wj-JI--WI/AAAAAAAAA1o/tRP-94H52dk/s320/P1030957.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Posing for a cute shot&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K8NDSFtxYWQ/T8WkCeQ19nI/AAAAAAAAA1w/6JSaAwI__ww/s1600/P1030960.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K8NDSFtxYWQ/T8WkCeQ19nI/AAAAAAAAA1w/6JSaAwI__ww/s320/P1030960.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Dianna was trying to get a picture or jumping, but my camera could not do a flash when I was on multiple picture taking mode and it was getting dark, so this was the best picture I got. next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PX8X2sOkU3U/T8WkQ8QRkHI/AAAAAAAAA14/5XFxrPDULjY/s1600/P1030962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PX8X2sOkU3U/T8WkQ8QRkHI/AAAAAAAAA14/5XFxrPDULjY/s320/P1030962.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Elizabeth was scolding Dianna for some reason, I don't remember now, but it makes for a funny picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AHVgb2F686Q/T8WkX9boREI/AAAAAAAAA2A/qtfRWq2vfJA/s1600/P1030965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AHVgb2F686Q/T8WkX9boREI/AAAAAAAAA2A/qtfRWq2vfJA/s320/P1030965.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;All of us. I love this picture!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lOFr6M3ffYs/T8WkdCTPgVI/AAAAAAAAA2M/wN6x4CEi8w4/s1600/P1030967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lOFr6M3ffYs/T8WkdCTPgVI/AAAAAAAAA2M/wN6x4CEi8w4/s320/P1030967.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Elizabeth was messing with her hair, and I happened to be messing with my camera, so this is the end product of those happening at the same time. I still think she is hot in the picture though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BsUg-pZWWU0/T8Wkg0lkLrI/AAAAAAAAA2U/pNKR1xAb_5Y/s1600/P1030969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BsUg-pZWWU0/T8Wkg0lkLrI/AAAAAAAAA2U/pNKR1xAb_5Y/s320/P1030969.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Dianna wanted to jump in on the random pictures</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--17Os3CyP4g/T8WkjfHl4AI/AAAAAAAAA2c/21BCk-CwC7k/s1600/P1030970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--17Os3CyP4g/T8WkjfHl4AI/AAAAAAAAA2c/21BCk-CwC7k/s320/P1030970.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Here is our skipper for the Jungle Cruise. She was good. Probably on my top ten favorite Jungle Cruise skipper list.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--SfEAyc2me8/T8WknFEDZDI/AAAAAAAAA2k/YKVZpycPRKE/s1600/P1030972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--SfEAyc2me8/T8WknFEDZDI/AAAAAAAAA2k/YKVZpycPRKE/s320/P1030972.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Next we headed over to the Laugh Floor. Elizabeth loves this attraction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UYxrkFCii48/T8WkqCSZYjI/AAAAAAAAA2w/AhNiZIe9SWQ/s1600/P1030974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UYxrkFCii48/T8WkqCSZYjI/AAAAAAAAA2w/AhNiZIe9SWQ/s320/P1030974.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Just waiting to be let into the actual Laugh Floor part.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k8GQAjjIh2E/T8WkvkxxmEI/AAAAAAAAA24/EagxO1v2xys/s1600/P1030975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k8GQAjjIh2E/T8WkvkxxmEI/AAAAAAAAA24/EagxO1v2xys/s320/P1030975.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;We had a really good view of the Fireworks. It was such a good night! Happy Birthday Elizabeth!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iCyC11qJeEk/T8WlCcsDfYI/AAAAAAAAA3A/FkhKkuD3GAg/s1600/P1030978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iCyC11qJeEk/T8WlCcsDfYI/AAAAAAAAA3A/FkhKkuD3GAg/s320/P1030978.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kimberly Brooksbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577310767453932628noreply@blogger.com0